Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Moehringia umbrosa (Bunge) Fenzl |
Bibliography | Vers. Darstell. Alsin.: 38 (1833) |
Native Range | Altay to Central Asia and Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1800-2700m |
Description | lower leaves ovate-oblong, upper leaves lanceolate, sessile, glandular hirsute, flowers solitary, axillary and terminal, petals oblong-obovate, 6-9mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria umbrosa Bunge Moehringia lateriflora var. gracilis Regel Moehringia lateriflora var. umbrosa (Bunge) Regel |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |