Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium limprichtii Pax & K. Hoffm. |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 365 (1922) |
Native Range | nc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-3500m |
Description | leaves elliptic, 5-7mm, remotely ciliate, obtuse, cymes few flowered, flowers 8-10mm, pedicels 15mm, glandular, sepals oblong, pilose, petals obovate, glabrous, bilobate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |