Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnophyllum convexum Griseb. |
Bibliography | Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 19: 75 (1874) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | leaves spiral imbricate, shortly ovate, acute, convex, coriaceous, margins thickened, flowers terminal, sessile, petals 0, calyx lobes ovate-oblong, obtuse |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |