Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Bufonia calycina Boiss. & Hausskn. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 110 (1888) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-3000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves subulate, short, flowers shortly pedicellate, inflorescence racemose, sepals lanceolate, acute with white margins, petals oblong |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Bufonia kotschyana ssp. calycina (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Chrtek & Křísa |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |