Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Colobanthus strictus (Cheeseman) Cheeseman |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 0-700m |
Description | glabrous, leaves numerous, densely imbricate, straight, rigid, erect, at base broadly vaginate, coriaceous, acerose, pedicels, short, sepals broadly ovate, mucronate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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 |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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