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Petrorhagia phthiotica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia phthiotica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
SynonymsTunica phthiotica Boiss. & Heldr.
Habitatrocks
Altitude900-2000m
Descriptionglabrous, stems thin, leaves narrowly linear, curvate, acute, flowers in lax panicle, calyx obconical, glabrous, scarious, petals oblong-spathulate, obtuse
Size12-20cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
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 phthioitica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball & Heywood, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 149 (1964)

Basionym:
Tunica phthioitica Boiss. & Heldr., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] Suppl. 83 (1888)

Synonyms:
Fiedleria phthioitica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Ovczinn.

sc. Greece
13 GRC

900-2000m

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