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Petrorhagia ochroleuca (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia ochroleuca (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
SynonymsGypsophila ochroleuca Sm.
 Tunica ochroleuca (Sm.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
 Tunica rhodopea Velen.
Habitatrocks
Descriptionglaucous, stems ramose, leaves linear, rigid, 3-nerved, on margins scabrous, flowers in panicle, calyx glabrous, lobes triangular-acuminate, petals entire, oblong-linear
Size10-30cm
Colorpale ochre
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Greece)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Petrorhagia ochroleuca (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 138 (1964)

Basionym:
Gypsophila ochroleuca Sm., Fl. Graec. Prodr. [Sibthorp & Smith] 1(2): 281 (1809)

Synonyms:
Tunica ochroleuca (Sm.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Tunica rhodopea Velen.

e. Greece
13 GRC

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