Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnophyllopsis tetrasticha (Mattf.) M.Timaná |
Synonyms | Plettkea tetrasticha Mattf. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | leaves at apex attenuate, convex, broadly ovate, 5-6mm, ciliate, sepals ovate, 1.2mm long, petals orbiculate-ovate |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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