Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Scleranthus biflorus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 74 (1852) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | taproot, leaves subulate, 3-10mm long, bright to yellowish green, flowers in pairs, subsessile, floral pedicels in fruit elongate, 5-10mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Ditoca muscosa Gaertn. Mniarum biflorum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Mniarum pedunculatum Labill. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |