Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Sabulina lineata (Boiss.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Synonyms | Minuartia lineata (Boiss.) Bornm. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves 1-3cm, linear, rigid, erect, glabrous, 3-veined, acute, with axillary fascicles, flowers 3-7, terminal, calyx glabrous, petals 8-10mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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