Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Bolanthus hirsutus (Labill.) Barkoudah |
Synonyms | Saponaria hirsuta Labill. |
Gypsophila hirsuta (Labill.) Spreng. | |
Gypsophila mollis (Boiss.) Bornm. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | sericeous, leaves carnose, linear-spathulate or oblong-elliptic, at base tapered, 5-8mm, flowers 3-5 in terminal head, calyx tubular campanulate, lobes acute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Sinai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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