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Petrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 155 (1964)
Native Ranges. Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude50-700m
Descriptionstems thin, leaves scabrous, setaceous, fasciculate, flowers few in panicle, calyx hirsute, lobes rounded, petals obcordate, entire
Size15-30cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGypsophila compressa Nyman
Gypsophila graminea Sm.
Tunica graminea (Sm.) Boiss.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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