Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Armeria nebrodensis (Guss.) Boiss. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 685 (1848) |
Native Range | Sicilia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | glabrous, outer leaves short, patent, broadly linear, 3-nerved, the inner narrowly oblong, flowers in large heads, involucre pale brown, outer bracts ovate, acuminate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | purple, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria alpina Ten. ex Boiss. Armeria alpina Guss. Armeria canescens ssp. gracilis (Ten.) Bianchini Armeria canescens ssp. nebrodensis (Guss.) P.Silva Armeria gracilis Ten. Armeria heterophylla Wallr. Armeria sardoa var. nebrodensis (Guss.) Parl. Armeria sicula Heldr. ex Boiss. Statice nebrodensis Guss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) |