Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Klasea pinnatifida (Cav.) Talavera trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Fl. Vasc. Andalucía Occid. 3: 164 (1987) |
Native Range | wc. Portugal to sc. Spain, nw Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | pubescent-squamose, basal leaves petiolate, ovate or lanceolate, entire, rarely pinnatifid, capitula conical, phyllaries large, lanceolate, mucronate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Carduus pinnatifidus Cav. Centaurea barrelieri Dufour Cirsium pinnatifidum (Cav.) Spreng. Cnicus pinnatifidus (Cav.) Willd. Serratula barrelieri (Dufour) Dufour Serratula pinnatifida (Cav.) Poir. Serratula pinnatifida var. barrelieri (Dufour) Nyman Serratula pinnatifida var. integerrima Cámara |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |