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Petrorhagia thessala (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia thessala (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 156 (1964)
Native RangeBalkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude100-1800m
Descriptionleaves carnose, linear, acute, minutely serrate, fasciculate, stem leaves narrower, shorter, flowers in dense head, petals linear-lanceolate
Size25-40cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGypsophila thessala (Boiss.) Nyman
Tunica orfanidesiana Clem.
Tunica thessala Boiss.
Tunica zadukae Herzog
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia)
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