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Paronychia macrosepala Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesParonychia macrosepala Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 3: 11 (1843)
Native Rangee. Medit.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-2300m
Descriptionpubescent, leaves oblong, obtuse, floral clusters globular, bracts ovate, acuminate, calyx adpressed hirsute, sepals lanceolate linear, obtuse
Size3-10cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsIllecebrum capitatum Sm.
Paronychia capitata ssp. macrosepala (Boiss.) Maire & Weiler
Paronychia euboea Beauverd & Topali
Paronychia insularum Gand.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti, TUE Turkey-in-Europe)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey)
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