Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pseudocherleria rhodocalyx (Albov) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Synonyms | Alsine rhodocalyx Albov |
Minuartia rhodocalyx (Albov) Woronow ex Grossh. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-3000m |
Description | leaves dense, subulate, cymes 1-2-flowered, sepals dark red, 5-6mm long, broadly lanceolate, glandular hirsute, petals a little longer than calyx, linear-oblong, anthers 8-10 |
Size | 10-15cm |
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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