| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Turanecio taraxacifolius (M.Bieb.) Hamazaoglu trib. Senecioneae |
| Synonyms | Cineraria taraxacifolia M.Bieb. |
| Senecio persicus Sch.Bip. | |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2700-3600m |
| Description | glandular-hirsute, leaves petiolate, lyrate, terminal segment ovate, dentate, stem leaves sessile, oblong, capitula 3-5, 2-4cm across, in corymb |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | dark yellow, orange |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
taraxacifolius discoideus (V.A.Matthews) Hamzaoglu, Turkish J. Bot. 35(5): 500 (2011)
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