Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium uniflorum Clairv. |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaves on non-flowering shoots obovate to spathulate, obtuse, bright green, flowers 1-3 in cyme, sepals ovate, petals 10-15mm long, bifid |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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