Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone dianthoides (Sm.) Ikonn. |
Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 138 (1973) |
Native Range | Caucasus to w. Iran and e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2400m |
Description | leaves linear-subulate, at margins scabrous, flowers subsessile in dense head, bracts coriaceous, acute, sepals acute, 1cm, oblong-lanceolate, petals 10-15mm long |
Size | 25-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alsinanthus dianthoides (Sm.) Desv. Arenaria cucubaloides var. confertiflora Bordz. Arenaria dianthoides Sm. Arenaria dianthoides var. paniculata McNeill |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |