| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Petrorhagia saxifraga (L.) Link |
| Synonyms | Dianthus saxifragus L. |
| Gypsophila rigida L. | |
| Tunica saxifraga (L.) Scop. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | glabrous, leaves linear, acute, erect, flowers 5-8mm across, solitary or in loosely branched inflorescence, calyx crateriform, glabrous, petals emarginate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
saxifraga gasparrinii (Guss.) Pignatti ex Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 14(1): 44 (1984)
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