Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Tragopogon pusillus M.Bieb. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 521 (1819) |
Native Range | Ukraine to Turkey and Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems ascendent, leaves narrowly linear, semiamplexicaule, densely pubescent, at margins sinuate, capitula solitary, 2-3cm in diam., phyllaries lanceolate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Tragopogon orientalis Steven |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |