Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnophyllum stuebelii Mattf. |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 4500-5000m |
Description | leaves deccusate, long vaginate, 1-2mm, broadly ovate, rounded, minutely mucronate, convex, at first green, then straw yellow, flowers solitary, petals absent |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | lax carpet |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
|