Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Acanthophyllum stenostegium Freyn |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | leaves horizontally patent, subulate-acerose, 4-8cm long, adaxially flat, inflorescence terminal, lax corymbose, calyx tubular, pubescent, 7-9mm long, lobes acerose |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | reddish rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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