Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnophyllum molle J.Rémy |
Synonyms | Pycnophyllum aculeatum Muschl. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-5100m |
Description | soft, leaves yellow-green, orbiculate to obovate, ca. 2mm long, thin, corolla 5mm long, with entire to tridentate petals |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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