Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Carthamus duvauxii (Batt. & Trab.) Prain trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Index Kew., Suppl. 3: 37 (1908) |
Native Range | nw. Sahara |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | stems densely leafy, basal leaves short, spathulate, the upper large, broadly amplexicaule, nitid, green, spinose, margins cartilagineous, capitula solitary, involucre ciliate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | blue-purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Carduncellus duvauxii Batt. & Trab. Carduncellus maroccanus Coss. ex Jahand. & Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |