Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus basianicus Boiss. & Hausskn. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] Suppl.: 77 (1888) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to ne. Iraq |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | pruinose-tomentose, leaves erect, oblong, apex acute, white, flowers solitary, calyx long, broadly cylindrical, lobes lanceolate, acute, petals laciniate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dianthus crinitus var. tomentellus Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |