Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Inula candida (L.) Cass. trib. Inuleae |
Bibliography | Dict. Sci. Nat. [G.-F.Cuvier] ed. 2. 23: 554 (1822) |
Native Range | Greece to Crete |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1400m |
Description | densely lanate, lower leaves oblong-spathulate, obtuse, petiolate, entire, capitula few, pedicellate, subspherical, discoid, achenes hirsute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Baccharis candida (L.) Desf. Conyza candida L. Conyza limonifolia Sm. Helenium candidum (L.) Kuntze Inula axillaris Hausskn. ex Beck Inula candida var. rotundifolia Halácsy Inula cretica Sch.Bip. ex Beck Inula limonifolia Boiss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) |