Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron caucasicus Steven trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 4: 63 (1813) |
Native Range | Turkey to Caucasus and Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-4300m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate or spathulate, 2-15cm, entire, stem leaves lanceolate or ovate, 1-7cm, subamplexicaule, capitula 1-6, involucre green, ligules 5-15mm long |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Aster alwartensis Lodd. Erigeron alpinus Less. Erigeron amphibolus Ledeb. Erigeron armenus Boiss. & A.Huet Erigeron frigidus Boiss. & Buhse Erigeron grandiflorus Willd. ex Spreng. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |