Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium austroalpinum Kunz |
Bibliography | Phyton (Horn) 2: 99 (1950) |
Native Range | e. Austria to s. Switzerland |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, leaves green, nitid, oval to lanceolate, acute, the basal same as stem leaves, flowers in cyme of 3-7, corolla 15-20mm |
Size | 8-10cm |
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 | Cerastium carinthiacum ssp. austroalpinum (Kunz) Kunz |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) |