Petrocoptis glaucifolia (Lag.) Boiss.


Family	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus species	Petrocoptis glaucifolia (Lag.) Boiss.
Synonyms	Silene glaucifolia Lag.
	Petrocoptis lagascae (Willk.) Willk.
Habitat	rocks
Altitude	400-1700m
Description	leaves in rosette, 1-3cm long, obovate, acute or acuminate, thick, coriaceous, glaucous, petiolate, calyx glabrous, whitish, petals 12-16mm long, emarginate
Size	15-40cm
Color	white, pale rose
Bloom	late spring, summer
Ca
Type	tuft, fl. stem ascending
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	Europe Southwestern Europe (Spain)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	CARYOPHYLLACEAE Petrocoptis glaucifolia (Lag.) Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2. 1: 80 (1854) Basionym: Silene glaucifolia Lag., Varied. Cienc. 2(4): 213 (1805) Synonyms: Petrocoptis pyrenaica glaucifolia (Lag.) P.Monts. & Fern.Casas 400-1700m ============================================================================= glaucifolia typica ined. Synonyms: Lychnis aragonica Asso ex Nyman Lychnis lagascae (Willk.) Hook.f. Lychnis nummularia Lapeyr. Petrocoptis lagascae (Willk) Willk. Petrocoptis pyrenaica ansotana P.Monts. Silene glaucophylla Lag. ex Willk. & Lange Silenopsis lagascae Willk. nw. Spain 12 SPA glaucifolia viscosa (Rothm.) M.Laínz, Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 9: 193 (1974) Basionym: Petrocoptis viscosa Rothm., Cavanillesia 7: 111 (1935) Synonyms: Petrocoptis pyrenaica viscosa (Rothm.) P.Monts. & Fern.Casas nw. Spain 12 SPA