| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia cephalotes (M.Bieb.) Besser |
| Synonyms | Illecebrum cephalotes M.Bieb. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems basally glabrous, apically shortly pubescent, leaves lanceolate, 2-4mm, stipules narrowly lanceolate, silvery, bracts large, ovate, acute, silvery white, sepals glabrous |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | carpet |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Hungary ) Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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