Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria libanotica Kotschy |
Synonyms | Arenaria adonidis Peyron ex Post |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | leaves minute, glabrous, imbricate, obovate, carinate, obtuse, flowers 1-3, sepals glandular hirsute, ovate, obtuse petals obovate |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | white |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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