Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone blepharophylla (Boiss.) Ikonn. |
Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 136 (1973) |
Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2800m |
Description | basal leaves 6-15cm, filiform, stem leaves 2-6, smaller, flowers in lax panicle, floral pedicels glandular pubescent, petals obovate, 5-7mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
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 blepharophylla Boiss. Arenaria blepharophylla var. parviflora (Fenzl) McNeill Arenaria blepharophylla ssp. steveniana (Boiss.) Popov Arenaria graminea var. parviflora Fenzl Arenaria steveniana Boiss. Eremogone steveniana (Boiss.) Ikonn. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |