Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Odontostemma rockii (Diels) Rabeler & W.L.Wagner |
Synonyms | Arenaria rockii Diels |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-4700m |
Description | leaves sessile, lanceolate or elliptic, 5-15mm, glabrous, obtuse, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals orbicular, obtuse, petals broadly obovate, 15mm, apex emarginate |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | violet, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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