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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesGypsophila libanotica Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 12 (1843)
Native Rangene. Iraq, Anti-Lebanon to ec. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiongrey, glabrous, leaves carnose, rigid, oblong, acute, abaxially carinate, 3-nerved, flowers in oblong, viscid panicle, calyx campanulate, lobes with white margins, acute
Size15-25cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGypsophila pallidifolia Barkoudah
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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