Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Daphne caucasica Pall. |
Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1(1): 53 (1784) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | bark reddish, leaves oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, obtuse, at base tapered, sessile, flowers at apex of branchlets in dense fascicles, drupe black |
Size | 40-90cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Daphne caucasica var. cognata K.Koch Daphne cneorum Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. Daphne euphorbioides Puschk. ex Steud. Daphne salicifolia Lam. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |