Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Bufonia stricta (Sm.) Gürke |
Bibliography | Pl. Eur. [K.Richter] 2: 247 (1899) |
Native Range | sc. & s. Greece, Crete |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2450m |
Description | glabrous, stems filiform, leaves subulate, short, flowers few, axillary and terminal, fasciculate, sepals lanceolate, acute, 5-veined, petals orbiculate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Bufonia brachyphylla Boiss. & Heldr. Bufonia euboica Phitos & Kamari Bufonia stricta var. euboica (Phitos & Kamari) Constantin. Bufonia stricta var. hymettia Halácsy Gouffeia stricta (Sm.) Fenzl Moehringia stricta Sm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) |