Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Colobanthus wallii Petrie |
Synonyms | Colobanthus mollis W.R.B.Oliv. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | leaves dense, not imbricate, shortly, distinctly vaginate, linear, 5-10mm, abruptly tapered to short tip, pedicels short, flowers to 5mm long, sepals 4, wide |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring |
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 South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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