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Heliosperma albanicum K.Malý  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesHeliosperma albanicum K.Malý 
BibliographyWiss. Mitt. Bosnien & Herzegovina 10: 634 (1907)
Native RangeAlbania to Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionstems ramose, leaves linear, minute, at base ciliate, otherwise glabrous, obtuse, flowers in lax cyme, pedicellate infundibuliform, lobes obtuse, petals 8-9mm, entire
Size15-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHeliosperma pusillum ssp. albanicum (K.Malý) Niketić & Stevan.
Ixoca albanica (K.Malý) Ikonn.
Ixoca pusilla ssp. albanica (K.Malý) Holub
Silene pusilla ssp. albanica (K.Malý) Greuter & Burdet
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece)
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