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Pycnophyllopsis tetrasticha (Mattf.) M.Timaná  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPycnophyllopsis tetrasticha (Mattf.) M.Timaná 
SynonymsPlettkea tetrasticha Mattf.
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3500-5000m
Descriptionleaves at apex attenuate, convex, broadly ovate, 5-6mm, ciliate, sepals ovate, 1.2mm long, petals orbiculate-ovate
Size2-3cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub, cushion
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Peru)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Pycnophyllopsis tetrasticha (Mattf.) M.Timaná, Lundellia 20(1): 8 (2017)

Basionym:
Plettkea tetrasticha Mattf., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 365 (1934)

Peru (Ancash)
83 PER

3500-5000m

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