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Petrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
SynonymsGypsophila graminea Sm.
 Tunica graminea (Sm.) Boiss.
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude50-700m
Descriptionstems thin, leaves scabrous, setaceous, fasciculate, flowers few in panicle, calyx hirsute, lobes rounded, petals obcordate, entire
Size15-30cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Greece)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Petrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 155 (1964)

Basionym:
Gypsophila graminea Sm., Fl. Graec. Prodr. [Sibthorp & Smith] 1(2): 279 (1809)

Synonyms:
Tunica graminea (Sm.) Boiss.

Gypsophila compressa Nyman

s. Greece
13 GRC

50-700m

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