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Heterochroa violacea (Ledeb.) Walp.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesHeterochroa violacea (Ledeb.) Walp. 
BibliographyRepert. Bot. Syst. 5: 81 (1845)
Native Rangee. Siberia to Russian Far East
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-1800m
Descriptionlower leaves elliptic, stem leaves ovate or lanceolate, 8-12mm, sessile, inflorescence dense, racemose, glandular pubescent, calyx broadly campanulate, petals purple veined
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite, lilac
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArenaria violacea Ledeb.
Gypsophila violacea (Ledeb.) Fenzl
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (KHA Khabarovsk, MAG Magadan, PRM Primorye, SAK Sakhalin)
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