Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Odontostemma fridericae (Hand.-Mazz.) Sadeghian & Zarre |
Synonyms | Arenaria fridericae Hand.-Mazz. |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2800-4700m |
Description | villose and glandular hirsute, leaves ovate, 8-17mm, flowers 1-4, pedicellate, sepals orbiculate-lanceolate, acute, petals broadly obovate, 7-10mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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
China (China South-Central , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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