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Telephium orientale Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesTelephium orientale Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 11 (1849)
Native Rangee. Medit. to Turkmenistan and w. Pakistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionprocumbent, leaves grey-green, 4-5mm, elliptic to obovate, acute, alternate, abaxially with distinct midrib, inflorescence lax, flowers thinly pedicellate, petals 3-4mm
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny 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
SynonymsTelephium imperati var. orientale Boiss.
Telephium imperati ssp. orientale (Boiss.) Nyman
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, CYP Cyprus, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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