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Petrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
SynonymsTunica rhiphaea Pau & Font Quer
Habitatrocks
Altitude1300-1400m
Descriptionstems basally glabrous, apically glandular-pubescent, basal leaves 4-8mm, linear, obtuse, inflorescence lax, calyx pubescent, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals purple-striate
Size5-15cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Northern Africa (Morocco)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Petrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball & Heywood, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 156 (1964)

Basionym:
Tunica rhiphaea Pau & Font Quer, Cavanillesia 3: 77 (1930)

Morocco
20 MOR

1300-1400m

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