Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Youngia cristata C.Shih & C.Q.Cai trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 33: 186 (1995) |
Native Range | se. Tibet (Zayu) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3800-4000m |
Description | leaves dense, winged petiolate, in outline oblanceolate, pinnatisect, lateral segments 4-6 pairs, triangular, acute, sparsely tomentose, capitula crowded inside leaf rosette |
Size | 1-4cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Pseudoyoungia cristata (C.Shih & C.Q.Cai) D.Maity & Maiti Tibetoseris cristata (C.Shih & C.Q.Cai) Sennikov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |