Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium macranthum Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 85 (1844) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | grey tomentose, lower leaves crowded, lanceolate-linear, acuminate, flowers 3-5 in compact cyme, sepals ovate, acute, broadly scarious, petals retuse |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |