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Petrorhagia lycica (P.H.Davis) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia lycica (P.H.Davis) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 142 (1964)
Native Rangesw. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude500-1800m
Descriptionlower leaves 10-15mm long, linear, 3-veined, flowers 10-30 in lax panicle, petals 7-9mm long, entire, oblanceolate-spathulate, purple striate
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsFiedleria lycica (P.H.Davis) Ovczinn.
Tunica lycica P.H.Davis
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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