Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium bialynickii Tolm. |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
Description | long hirsute, leaves oblong-elliptic, 5-12mm, subobtuse, flowers 1-5, terminal, bracts herbaceous, lanceolate, acute, sepals lanceolate, 5-7mm long, petals bilobate |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Svalbard ) Asia-Temperate Russian Far East (Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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