Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Spergularia rupicola Lebel |
Synonyms | Lepigonum rupestre Lebel ex Kindb. |
Spergularia lebeliana Rouy | |
Spergularia rupestris Lebel ex Willk. & Lange | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-50m |
Description | leaves linear, cylindrical, acute, mucronate, stipules connate, ovate, acute, white, nitid, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicellate, sepals oblong, obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
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 |
Europe
Northern Europe (Great Britain , Ireland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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