| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Camphorosma monspeliaca L. |
| Synonyms | Camphorosma glabra L. |
| Camphorosma perennis Pall. | |
| Habitat | saltings |
| Description | leaves 2-10mm long, grey-green, often in small fascicles, flowers small, with yellow anthers and red style, in axillary clusters, forming erect spike; scenting of camphor |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | AMARANTHACEAE
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