Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster holohermaphroditus (Grierson) R.Abid & Qaiser trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Fl. Pakistan 224: 89 (2021) |
Native Range | Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2700-4000m |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves sparsely pilose, stem leaves oblanceolate to broadly linear, 1-4cm, sessile, mucronate, entire, capitula discoid, 3-10, in lax raceme |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aster altaicus f. discoideus Kitam. Heteropappus holohermaphroditus Grierson |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |