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Bolanthus spergulifolius (Jaub. & Spach) Hub.-Mor.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesBolanthus spergulifolius (Jaub. & Spach) Hub.-Mor. 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 23 (1967)
Native Rangewc. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionviscid strigose, stems ramose, leaves subulate, minute, flowers in shortly pedunculate heads, bracts subulate, calyx lobes lanceolate, ciliate, petals oblong
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAcanthophyllum spergulifolium (Jaub. & Spach) Barkoudah
Gypsophila boissieri Vis.
Gypsophila jaubertiana Jaub. & Spach
Gypsophila spergulifolia (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss.
Heterochroa spergulifolia Jaub. & Spach
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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