Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone graminea (C.A.Mey.) C.A.Mey. |
Bibliography | Index Seminum, (LE, Petropolitanus) 1: 7 (1835) |
Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and Syria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves rigid, subcurvate, linear-aristate, 9-20cm long, stem leaves linear, serrulate, flowers in oblong panicle, petals spathulate, 6-9mm |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Alsinanthus gramineus (C.A.Mey.) Desv. Arenaria graminea C.A.Mey. Arenaria graminea var. grandiflora Fenzl |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria) |