Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Umbilicus tropaeolifolius Boiss. |
Synonyms | Umbilicus oxypetalus Boiss. |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 400-1000m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate-rhombic, to 4cm wide, stem leaves smaller, sometimes ovate-cordate, flowers to 5mm, obconical, many, in branched raceme |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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