Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Bufonia mauritanica Murb. |
Bibliography | Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 1(4): 32 (1905) |
Native Range | nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 500-2200m |
Description | stems ascendent, leaves opposite, rigid, filiform-subulate, 3-nerved, basally vaginate-connate, 5-15mm, flowers in spicate panicle, cymules 1-3-flowered, petals 1-2mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Bufonia mauritanica var. longipetala Maire Bufonia perennis ssp. mauritanica (Murb.) Pau & Font Quer |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |