Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Odontostemma nivalomontanum (L.H.Zhou) Rabeler & W.L.Wagner |
Bibliography | PhytoKeys 63: 90 (2016) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2800-3000m |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, elliptic, 5-10mm, gibbous, ciliate, obtuse, flowers few in cyme, bracts ovate, sepals 5, lanceolate, petals obovate, 1cm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria nivalomontana C.Y.Wu ex L.H.Zhou |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |