Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Atraphaxis tournefortii Jaub. & Spach |
Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Orient. 2: 14 (1844) |
Native Range | e. Turkey to w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves bright green, elliptic-oblong to ovate, 15-20mm, sharply apiculate, reticulate, perianth pentamerous |
Size | 20-55cm |
Color | rose, pink-white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Atraphaxis billardierei ssp. tournefortii (Jaub. & Spach) Lovelius Atraphaxis billardierei var. tournefortii (Jaub. & Spach) Cullen Tragopyrum tournefortii (Jaub. & Spach) Endl. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |