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Polycarpon colomense Porta  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPolycarpon colomense Porta 
BibliographyNuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 19: 305 (1887)
Native RangeBaleares
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-50m
Descriptiondark green, glabrous, leaves opposite, broadly lanceolate to ovate, shortly petiolate, rounded, on margins scabrous, inflorescence cymose, petals lanceolate
Size3-7cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPolycarpon peploides ssp. colomense (Porta) Nyman
Polycarpon polycarpoides ssp. colomense (Porta) Pedrol
Polycarpon polycarpoides var. colomense (Porta) O.Bolós & Vigo
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares)
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