Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnophyllum macropetalum Mattf. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4800m |
Description | leaves opposite, helical-imbricate, shortly yellow vaginate, obovate, 2-3mm long, rounded, mucronulate, glabrous, convex, flowers dioecious, petals obovate, 5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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