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Crepis purpurea (Willd.) M.Bieb. trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCrepis purpurea (Willd.) M.Bieb. trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyFl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 255 (1808)
Native RangeKrym to Ukraine, Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionlower leaves numerous, thick, petiolate, oblanceolate, acute, runcinate-pinnatipartite, segments pinnate or dentate, capitula thinly pedunculate
Size10-30cm
Colorpinkish purple
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCrepis callicephala Juz.
Hieracium purpureum Willd.
Intybellia callicephala Juz.
Lagoseris callicephala Juz.
Lagoseris crepoides M.Bieb.
Lagoseris purpurea (Willd.) Boiss.
Lagoseris robusta Czerep.
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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