Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus myrtinervius Griseb. |
Synonyms | Dianthus kajmaktzalanicus Micevski |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane-alpine |
Description | leaves dense, short, oblong-linear, obtuse, thick, 3-nerved, flowers solitary, calyx green, membranous, lobes ovate, obtuse, ciliate, petals barbate, crenate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
myrtinervius caespitosus Strid. & Papan., Ann. Mus. Goulandris 4: 219 (1978)
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