Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Herniaria incana Lam. |
Synonyms | Herniaria alpina Loisel. ex DC. |
Herniaria macrocarpa Sibth. & Sm. | |
Herniaria millegrana Besser | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-2285m |
Description | taproot, white hirsute, leaves oblong-linear to obovate, stipules ovate, ciliate, flowers in axillary fascicles, calyx lobes 5, ovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Czechoslovakia , Hungary ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Krym , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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