Details of genus: Xeranthemum L. [2124]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
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pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Asteraceae
family_ja: キク
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 6 species of erect, white-woolly, branching annuals from steppes and stony banks in the Mediterranean to S.W. Asia. They have linear to linear-elliptic, entire leaves, and are cultivated for their alternate, daisy-like, crimson-red, pink, white, lilac-blue, or mauve-blue flowerheads, enclosed within papery bracts, borne in summer and autumn. Xeranthemums are suitable for an annual border, and provide long-lasting cut flowers for both fresh and dried arrangements.
hardiness_en: Half hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 16°C (61°F) in spring.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: Medit. to SW Asia
comment_ja: キセランセマム
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Asteraceae | キク科 | Show |