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Cremanthodium smithianum Hand.-Mazz. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCremanthodium smithianum Hand.-Mazz. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyAnz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 62: 14 (1925)
Native Rangesc. China to se. Tibet and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitude3000-5200m
Descriptionbasal leaves long petiolate, purple-red, reniform, 1-5cm, palmativenose, glabrous, regularly denticulate, capitula solitary, pendent or suberect, ligules oblong, 1-2cm long
Size10-25cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCremanthodium acernuum R.D.Good
Cremanthodium heterocephalum Y.L.Chen
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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