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Petrorhagia ochroleuca (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia ochroleuca (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 138 (1964)
Native Rangee. Greece
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionglaucous, stems ramose, leaves linear, rigid, 3-nerved, on margins scabrous, flowers in panicle, calyx glabrous, lobes triangular-acuminate, petals entire, oblong-linear
Size10-30cm
Colorpale ochre
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGypsophila ochroleuca Sm.
Tunica ochroleuca (Sm.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Tunica rhodopea Velen.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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