Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Klasea lusitanica (Cantó) Holub trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Preslia 70: 106 (1998) |
Native Range | Portugal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | stems erect, ramose, basal leaves in rosette, elliptic to lanceolate, pinnate, stem leaves sessile, linear, capitula solitary, 2-3cm, involucre hemispherical |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Klasea boetica ssp. lusitanica (Cantó) Cantó & Rivas Mart. Serratula acanthocoma Franco Serratula boetica ssp. lusitanica Cantó Serratula estremadurensis Franco |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal) |