Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Pterocephalus sanctus Decne. |
Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 266 (1834) |
Native Range | Sinai to nw. Saudi Arabia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | viscid pubescent, leaves obovate, dentate to lyrate-pinnate, segments short, obtusely dentate, terminal segment larger than the others, heads 1-5, bracts of involucre hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |