Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Petrorhagia fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) P.W.Ball & Heywood |
Synonyms | Gypsophila fasciculata Margot & Reut. |
Tunica fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) Boiss. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | stems filiform, densely leafy, leaves subulate, thick, uninerved, flowers 8-12 in compact terminal fascicle, calyx lobes lanceolate, membranous, mucronate, petals linear |
Size | 12-18cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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