Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila lignosa Hemsl. & Lace |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-2900m |
Description | branchlets grey-green, puberulent, leaves 12-16mm, linear, glabrous or minutely pubescent, fasciculate, sessile, acute, flowers sessile in dense head, petals oblong |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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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