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Ajania gracilis (Hook.f. & Thomson) Poljakov ex Tzvelev trib. Anthemideae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesAjania gracilis (Hook.f. & Thomson) Poljakov ex Tzvelev trib. Anthemideae
BibliographyFl. URSS 26: 407 (1961)
Native RangeCentral Asia to w. Tibet and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2800-3600m
Descriptionstems thin, branched, leaves 12-25mm long, pinnatisect, densely grey hirsute, capitula ca. 3mm across, in small cymes at apex of each branchlet, producing lax panicle
Size15-45cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsChrysanthemum gracile (Hook.f. & Thomson) B.Fedtsch.
Chrysanthemum hookeri Kitam.
Tanacetum gracile Hook.f. & Thomson
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya)
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