Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Sabulina austromontana (S.J.Wolf & Packer) Dillenb. & Kad. |
Bibliography | Taxon 63: 85 (2014) |
Native Range | e. British Columbia to Alberta and Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2800m |
Description | leaves imbricate, linear to subulate, green, flat, shiny, glabrous, obtuse, 3-10mm long, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals lanceolate, petals usually absent |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | |
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 | Minuartia austromontana S.J.Wolf & Packer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |