Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Petrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball & Heywood |
Synonyms | Tunica rhiphaea Pau & Font Quer |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-1400m |
Description | stems basally glabrous, apically glandular-pubescent, basal leaves 4-8mm, linear, obtuse, inflorescence lax, calyx pubescent, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals purple-striate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Morocco) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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