Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Bufonia macropetala Willk. |
Bibliography | Flora 34: 604 (1851) |
Native Range | w. & c. Spain, n. Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2300m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves 7mm, opposite, vaginate-connate, linear-subulate, flat, at margins ciliate-scabrous, obtuse, flowers of 2-3 in cymes, producing panicle |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Bufonia macropetala var. strohlii (Emb. & Maire) Font Quer & Pau Bufonia strohlii Emb. & Maire Bufonia strohlii var. laevis Sauvage |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |