Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Acanthophyllum herniarioides (Boiss.) Madhani & Zarre |
Bibliography | Taxon 67: 101 (2018) |
Native Range | Central Asia to n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | 1800-3600m |
Description | stems glabrous, densely leafy, leaves spathulate, 4-8mm, amplexicaule, obtuse, scabrous, univeined, inflorescence capitate, 10-20-flowered, calyx campanulate, petals oblong |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gypsophila herniarioides Boiss. Gypsophila pseudoverticillata Kom. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |