Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium maximum L. |
Synonyms | Cerastium revolutum Meinsh. |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 2-9cm, linear or linear-lanceolate, grey pubescent, margins revolute, flowers 1-7 in cyme, calyx lobes oblong, acuminate, petals 10-18mm long, oblong |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Magadan ) China (Xinjiang ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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