Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocoptis glaucifolia (Lag.) Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 80 (1854) |
Native Range | nw. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, 1-3cm long, obovate, acute or acuminate, thick, coriaceous, glaucous, petiolate, calyx glabrous, whitish, petals 12-16mm long, emarginate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lychnis aragonica Asso ex Nyman Lychnis lagascae (Willk.) Hook.f. Lychnis nummularia Lapeyr. Lychnis pyrenaica var. lagascae (Willk.) Rohrb. Petrocoptis lagascae (Willk) Willk. Petrocoptis pyrenaica f. angustifolia Pau Petrocoptis pyrenaica var. ansotana P.Monts. Petrocoptis pyrenaica ssp. glaucifolia (Lag.) P.Monts. & Fern.Casas Petrocoptis pyrenaica var. lagascae (Willk.) Rohrb. Petrocoptis pyrenaica var. willkommiana P.Monts. Silene glaucifolia Lag. Silene glaucophylla Lag. ex Willk. & Lange Silene saxicola Lag. ex Willk. & Lange Silenopsis lagascae Willk. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |