Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Achillea ambrosiaca (Boiss.& Heldr.) Boiss. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 276 (1875) |
Native Range | Greece (Olimbos) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 2100-2850m |
Description | basal leaves oblong-lanceolate, bipinnatisect, segments linear, capitula in compact umbel, involucre scabrous-pilose with brown margins, plant grey tomentose |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Achillea erba-rotta ssp. olympica (Heimerl ex Nyman) I.Richardson Achillea moschata ssp. olympica (Heimerl ex Nyman) Heimerl Achillea olympica (Heimerl ex Nyman) Halácsy Ptarmica ambrosiaca Boiss. & Heldr. Ptarmica olympica Heimerl ex Nyman |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |