Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron venustus Botsch. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 387 (1954) |
Native Range | Caucasus to Turkey and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 2-10cm, petiolate, entire, stem leaves lanceolate, capitula solitary, flat, involucre hirsute, ligules ca. 12mm long |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | rose, blue-purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Synonyms | Aster pulchellus Willd. Erigeron caucasicus ssp. venustus (Botsch.) Grierson Erigeron pulchellus (Willd.) DC. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |