Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Minuartia micrantha Schischk. |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 6: 884 (1936) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to n. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves linear-subulate, 5-12mm long, ciliolate, 3-veined, cymes 3-7-flowered, terminal, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, petals narrowly ovate, 3-4mm long |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |