Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Sabulina kashmirica (Edgew.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Synonyms | Arenaria kashmirica Edgew. |
Minuartia kashmirica (Edgew.) Mattf. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-5000m |
Description | leaves 1-2cm long, subulate, thinly acute, flowers ca. 1cm across, in small umbelate cymes, sepals ovate-lanceolate, petals 8mm long, entire |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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