Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Spergularia pycnorrhiza Fouc. ex Batt. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-50m |
Description | green, glabrous, stems numerous, densely leafy, leaves opposite sometimes verticillate, dense, linear, cylindrical, 3-nerved, 25mm, acute, stipules silvery, flowers in cyme |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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