Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Heterochroa antoninae (Schischk.) Madhani & Zarre |
Bibliography | Taxon 67: 107 (2018) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-1600m |
Description | stems numerous, thin, leaves linear, 5-8mm, inflorescence capitate, terminal, 10-20-flowered, bracts herbaceous, glandular strigose, calyx campanulate, petals oblong |
Size | 7-12cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | 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 | Gypsophila antoninae Schischk. Gypsophila porphyrantha Rech.f. & Aellen |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |