Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone macrantha (McNeill) Ikonn. |
Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 138 (1973) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-1700m |
Description | leaves 6-15cm, linear-subulate, stem leaves without axillary leaflets, flowers in glabrous, lax panicle, petals narrowly oblong, corolla to 2cm across |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria holostea ssp. macrantha McNeill Arenaria longibracteata Fadaie Arenaria macrantha Schischk. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |