Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Acanthophyllum honigbergeri (Fenzl) Barkoudah |
Synonyms | Silene honigbergeri Fenzl |
Gypsophila honigbergeri (Fenzl) Boiss. | |
Kabulianthe honigbergeri (Fenzl) Ikonn. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-1600m |
Description | sericeous hirsute, leaves short, subulate, densely fasciculate, flowers in terminal capitate cymes, calyx hirsute, cylindrical, petals narrowly linear-cuneate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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