Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Minuartia micrantha Schischk. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves linear-subulate, 5-12mm long, ciliolate, 3-veined, cymes 3-7-flowered, terminal, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, petals narrowly ovate, 3-4mm long |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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