Details of genus: Pterocephalus Adans. [598]
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Dipsacaceae
family_ja: マツムシソウ
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distribution_en: Medit. to C.Asia
description_en: Genus of approximately 25 species of annuals, perennials, and evergreen shrubs, occurring on rocky slopes, road-sides, and waste ground from the Mediterranean and tropical Africa to C. Asia, the Himalayas, and W. China. They have opposite, simple, entire or pinnatifid leaves, sometimes with scalloped margins. They are cultivated for their scabious-like, pink or mauve flowerheads, produced on long stems in summer, and the attractive, papery seed heads that follow. P. perennis, the only species widely grown, is suitable for a rock garden or the front of a border.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Take stem-tip cuttings m summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20
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| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Dipsacaceae | マツムシソウ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Dipsacaceae | マツムシソウ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Dipsacaceae | マツムシソウ科 | Show |