Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Acanthophyllum diezianum Hand.-Mazz. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems numerous, terete, bluish, leaves deccusate, curvate, 17-30mm, attenuate to short spine, flowers numerous in compact cyme, sessile, petals narrow, shorter than calyx |
Size | 4-9cm |
Color | white-rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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
Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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