Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Scleranthus diander R.Br. |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 412 (1810) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems very ramose, leaves crowded, linear, 5-9mm long, acute, not pungent, flowers sessile in axillary or terminal clusters, calyx lobes acute, spreading |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |