Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria balansae Boiss. |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2300-3600m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves obovate, obtuse, at base attenuate, uninerved, glabrous or hirsute, flowers 1-5, sepals glabrous, lanceolate, acute, petals oblong-obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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