| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Petrorhagia syriaca (Boiss.) Mouterde & Greuter |
| Synonyms | Tunica syriaca Boiss. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | glabrous, stems filiform, leaves minute, narrowly linear-triquetrous, obtuse, adaxially sulcate, bracts 8-10, white membranous, petals narrowly linear, obtuse |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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