Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea supina Jord. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Lett., sér. 2, 1: 319 (1851) |
Native Range | sc. France |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | stems lanate-tomentose, leaves scabrous, grey-green, the basal petiolate, lyrate, the upper sessile, auriculate, entire, capitula solitary, involucre tomentose |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 pectinata ssp. supina (Jord.) Braun-Blanq. Centaurea pectinata var. supina (Jord.) Loret & Barrandon Lepteranthus supinus (Jord.) Fourr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |