Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyclamen rohlfsianum Asch. |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 528 (1897) |
Native Range | n. Libya |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | tuber corky, to 20cm broad, leaves reniform, 4-15cm wide, with broad, dentate, triangular lobes, adaxially bright green, flowers fragrant, petals 11-26mm, elliptic |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in autumn on surface of substrate, moist, dark division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Cyclamen rohlfsianum f. album B.Mathew |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya) |