Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Atocion lerchenfeldianum (Baumg.) M.Popp |
Bibliography | Nordic J. Bot. 20: 517 (2001) |
Native Range | s. Carpathians to Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves lanceolate, acute, grey-green, upper leaves shorter and wider, inflorescence cymose, flowers shortly pedicellate, calyx spherical, glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Atocion lerchenfeldianum var. macedonicum (Formánek) Niketić & Stevan. Minjaevia lerchenfeldiana (Baumg.) Tzvelev Silene lerchenfeldiana Baumg. Silene lerchenfeldiana f. pilosa Micevski Silene lerchenfeldiana var. rhodopea Formánek Silene lotriensis Grecescu Silene macedonica Formánek |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |