Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Facchinia grignensis (Rchb.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 72: 368 (2015) |
Native Range | s. Alps |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-1900m |
Description | glabrous, leaves 5-15mm, linear, erect, 3-veined, flowers 5-12 in cyme, pedicels thin, sepals 2-3mm, ovate, acute, petals slightly longer than sepals |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alsine austriaca f. grignensis (Rchb.) Fiori Alsine flaccida var. grignensis (Rchb.) Fiori Alsine grignensis (Rchb.) Gren. & Godr. Alsine thomasiana (J.Gay ex Bertol.) Sommier Alsine villarsii var. grignensis (Rchb.) Tangani Minuartia flaccida ssp. grignensis (Rchb.) Graebn. Minuartia grignensis (Rchb.) Mattf. Minuartia villarsii var. grignensis (Rchb.) Wilczek & Chenevard Moehringia thomasiana J.Gay ex Bertol. Somerauera grignensis (Rchb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Tryphane grignensis Rchb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |