Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Minuartia abchasica Schischk. |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 6: 495 (1936) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-2500m |
Description | leaves filiform-subulate, 5-10mm long, cymes compact, 3-7-flowered, pedicels 5-10mm long, sepals ovate-lanceolate, glandular pubescent, petals a little longer than sepals |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |