Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Herniaria maroccana (Font Quer) Romo |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Échange Pl. Vasc. Eur. Occid. Bassin Médit. 28: 114 (2000) |
Native Range | Morocco (Rif) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | leaves imbricate, 1-2mm, elliptic, obtuse, carnose, densely sericeous-hirsute, stipules 3mm, lanceolate, triangular, eciliate, clusters 6-12-flowered, axillary and terminal |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Herniaria boissieri ssp. maroccana (Font Quer) Chaudhri Herniaria boissieri var. maroccana (Font Quer) Romo Herniaria frigida var. maroccana Font Quer |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |