Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Sabulina biebersteinii (Rupr.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Synonyms | Alsine biebersteinii Rupr. |
Minuartia biebersteinii (Rupr.) Schischk. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-3200m |
Description | glabrous or thinly glandular pubescent, leaves rigid, acute, subulate, often curvate, cyme 1-5-flowered, sepals lanceolate, acute, petals longer than calyx |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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