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Petrorhagia fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
SynonymsGypsophila fasciculata Margot & Reut.
 Tunica fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) Boiss.
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionstems filiform, densely leafy, leaves subulate, thick, uninerved, flowers 8-12 in compact terminal fascicle, calyx lobes lanceolate, membranous, mucronate, petals linear
Size12-18cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typetuft, fl. stem decumbent
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Greece)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Petrorhagia fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) P.W.Ball & Heywood, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 150 (1964)

Basionym:
Gypsophila fasciculata Margot & Reut., Mém. Soc. Phys. Genéve 8: 281 (1839)

Synonyms:
Saponaria fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) Boiss. & Reut.
Tunica fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) Boiss.

w. Greece
13 GRC

0-1500m

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