Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Minuartia erythrosepala (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz. |
Synonyms | Alsine erythrosepala Boiss. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves subulate-setose, 3-nerved, obtuse or mucronate, flowers few in dense cymes, sepals oblong, acute, green, petals oblong |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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