Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Bufonia macropetala Willk. |
Synonyms | Bufonia strohlii Emb. & Maire |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-2300m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves 7mm, opposite, vaginate-connate, linear-subulate, flat, at margins ciliate-scabrous, obtuse, flowers of 2-3 in cymes, producing spike |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
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 |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Morocco) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
macropetala willkommiana (Boiss.) Amich, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 43(2): 467 (1987)
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