Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus algetanus Graells ex F.N.Williams |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glaucous, glabrous, stems thin, leaves linear, acute, erect, carinate, flowers of 2, bracts ovate-lanceolate, calyx purple, apically tapered |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet, fl. stem erect |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C 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
algetanus turolensis (Pau) M.Bernal, M.Laínz & Muńoz Garm., Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45(2): 575 (1989)
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