Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psephellus colchicus Sosn. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Fl. Kavkaza [A.A.Grossheim] 4: 203 (1934) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves adaxially dark green, weakly arachnose-pubescent, abaxially white tomentose, lower leaves bipinnate, segments decurrent, broadly lanceolate, lobate, capitula solitary |
Size | 10-25cm |
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, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Centaurea colchica (Sosn.) Sosn. Psephellus colchicus var. pinnatipartitus Tschuchr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |