Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Cousinia albiflora (Bornm. & Sint.) Bornm. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 285 (1916) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems white arachnose-hirsute, leaves coriaceous, adaxially green, abaxially white tomentose, petiolate, broadly lanceolate, spinose-dentate, capitula 8-9, aggregate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cousinia hypopolia var. albiflora Bornm. & Sint. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) |