Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Spergularia pitardiana Hy ex Pit. |
Bibliography | Explor. Sci. Maroc, Bot. 1: 17 (1912) |
Native Range | Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | green, glabrous, stems filiform, ramose, leaves filiform 6-15mm, opposite or fasciculate, acute, mucronate, acerose, stipules silvery, flowers in terminal cyme, petals 3mm |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Spergula pitardiana (Hy ex Pit.) Maire Spergula pitardiana var. villosa (Emb. & Maire) Maire Spergularia pitardiana var. villosa Emb. & Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |