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Psephellus bellus

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Psephellus bellus
Flowers of Psephellus bellus
The gray-green to silvery tomentose leaves of Psephellus bellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus: Psephellus
Species:
P. bellus
Binomial name
Psephellus bellus
(Trautv.) Wagenitz[1]
Synonyms
  • Centaurea bella[2]

Psephellus bellus is a species in the genus Psephellus, subtribe Centaureinae, found in Anatolia and Transcaucasia.[3] It is an evergreen plant, with gray-green to silvery imparipinnate leaves showing elliptic to ovate leaflets. It is used in gardening because the creeping stems can root in contact to the ground, and the plant grows slowly into a dense cover.[4] The flowers are purplish pink and bloom from March to June.

References

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  1. ^ Willdenowia 30(1): 36 (2000)
  2. ^ Centaurea bella Trautv. Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Petersb. x. (1866) 394.
  3. ^ Wagenitz, Gerhard; Hellwig, Frank H. "The genus Psephellus Cass. (Compositae, Cardueae) revisited with a broadened concept". Willdenowia. 30 (1). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (BGBM): 29–44. doi:10.3372/wi.30.30102.
  4. ^ Filippi, Olivier (2007). Pour un jardin sans arrosage (For a garden without irrigation). Arles: Actes Sud. p. 207. ISBN 978-2-7427-6730-4.