Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster popovii Botsch. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 381 (1954) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves obovate-spathulate or broadly oval, obtuse, at base tapered to wide petiole, in upper half dentate, grey pubescent, capitula 3-7, in paniculate inflorescence |
Size | 7-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | 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 | Borkonstia popovii (Botsch.) Ignatov Erigeron rupestris Popov ex Novopokr. Krylovia popovii (Botsch.) Tamamsch. Rhinactinidia popovii (Botsch.) Botsch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |