Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria petraea Bunge |
Synonyms | Arenaria davurica Spreng. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, leaves lanceolate-linear, 4-10mm, hard, acute, flowers 1-3, in terminal cymose umbel, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, petals bifid, 3-4mm long |
Size | 2-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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