Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium lithospermifolium Fisch. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 300-3600m |
Description | glandular pubescent, leaves ovate-lanceolate, 10-25mm, white pilose, acute, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicels erect, 1-3cm, sepals acuminate, petals broadly obovate, 14-16mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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