Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rhaponticum integrifolia C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterbugsk. Bot. Sada 9: 425 (1886) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | lower leaves petiolate, oblong, pinnatisect to lobate, segments ovate, decurrent, double acutely dentate, capitula in subspherical head, 25-35mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 integrifolia (C.Winkl.) B.Fedtsch. Leuzea integrifolia (C.Winkl.) Holub Stemmacantha integrifolia (C.Winkl.) Dittrich |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |