Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron kumaunensis (Vierh.) Wendelbo trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Nytt Mag. Bot. 1: 62 (1952) |
Native Range | Nepal to n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-4200m |
Description | stems subglabrous, ramose, basal leaves spathulate, tapered to winged petiole, subentire, hirsute, stem leaves similar, smaller, sessile, capitula solitary, 2-3cm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | blue, lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Synonyms | Trimorpha kumaunensis Vierh. |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |