Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Philippiella patagonica Speg. |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaves dense, linear to obovate, rigid, about 1.5mm long, in opposite pairs, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals 4, carnose, petals filiform |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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