Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Mcneillia saxifraga (Friv.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Synonyms | Arenaria saxifraga Friv. |
Minuartia saxifraga (Friv.) Graebn. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1800m |
Description | adpressed glandular hirsute, leaves in rosettes, linear-lanceolate, acute, 5-7-nerved, flowers 2-7 in corymb, petals spathulate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
axifraga tmolea (Mattf.) Dillenb. & Kadereit, ibid.
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