Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Pycnophyllum holleanum Mattf. |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 177 (1922) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4500-5000m |
Description | leaves dense, arranged in spiral, obovate, 2-3mm, at apex with 1mm spine, flowers solitary, petals 2mm long, retuse, sepals broadly obovate, 5mm |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |