Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocoptis crassifolia Rouy |
Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Eur.: 26 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-1800m |
Description | leaves in rosette, 1-2cm, ovate-lanceolate, thick, glaucous, petiolate, stem leaves 1-2cm, lanceolate, calyx 9-13mm, glabrous, glandular, whitish, petals 20-25mm, subentire |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white, rose, red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Petrocoptis crassifolia var. aniscloi Fern.Casas Petrocoptis crassifolia ssp. guinochetii J.M.Monts. Silene montserratii ssp. crassifolia (Rouy) M.Mayol & Rosselló |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |