Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnophyllopsis weberbaueri (Muschl.) M.Timaná |
Synonyms | Pycnophyllum weberbaueri Muschl. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | stems very ramose, leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 1mm long, amplexicaule, obtuse, mucronate, rather coriaceous, ciliate, sepals oval, petals orbiculate-ovate |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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