Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium julicum Schellm. |
Bibliography | Carinthia II 128: 69 (1938) |
Native Range | se. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1700-2400m |
Description | leaves narrowly oblong to elliptic, hirsute only on margins and at base, flowers 1-3, 14-18mm across, petals deeply incised, calyx hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
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 | Cerastium rupestre Krašan |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (YUG Yugoslavia) |