Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnophyllum glomeratum Mattf. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3800-4600m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, opposite, vaginate, broadly ovate, ca. 1mm long, on margins narrowly membranous, obtuse, mucronulate, convex, flowers dioecious, petals absent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru ) Southern South America (Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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