Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila bellidifolia Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 11 (1843) |
Native Range | s. Iran to w. Pakistan, se. Arabian Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Subtroical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-200m |
Description | stems ramose, glandular pubescent, basal leaves spathulate, at base attenuate, obtuse, glabrous, inflorescence procumbent, flowers terminal, solitary, calyx pubescent |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dichoglottis bellidifolia Walp. Gypsophila sojakii Rech.f. Psammophila bellidifolia (Boiss.) Ikonn. Psammophiliella bellidifolia (Boiss.) Ikonn. Saponaria barbata Barkoudah |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) 35 Arabian Peninsula (GST Gulf States, OMA Oman) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |