Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Youngia pilifera C.Shih trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 33: 183 (1995) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3200-3600m |
Description | stems ramose, basal leaves elliptic to orbiculate, 2-5cm, lyrate-pinnate or not divided, densely strigose, winged petiolate, stem leaves linear, inflorescence corymbose |
Size | 8-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |