Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Lactuca intricata Boiss. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 27 (1844) |
Native Range | se. Europe to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1100-2450m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, irregularly pinnatisect, glabrous to white pubescent, to 10cm long, flowerheads 15-20mm across, in large, branched, corymbose raceme |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lactuca graeca Boiss. Phoenicopus intricatus (Boiss.) Pomel |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |