Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Odontostemma xerophilum (W.W.Sm.) Rabeler & W.L.Wagner |
Bibliography | PhytoKeys 63: 95 (2016) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2600-3600m |
Description | stems subglabrous, leaves oblanceolate, 5-25mm, thin, shortly vaginate, acute, flowers numerous in conical cyme, sepals green, ovate, petals obovate, 3-8mm long, obtuse |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria xerophila W.W.Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |