Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Odontostemma xiangchengensis (L.H.Zhou) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-3000m |
Description | stems on base ramose, nearly erect, leaves oblanceolate, thin, shortly vaginate, acute, flowers numerous in cyme, sepals ovate, petals obovate, 3-8mm, styles 3 |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria xiangchengensis L.H.Zhou, Acta Biol. Plateau Sin. 6: 36 (1987) Arenaria xerophila var. xiangchengensis (L.H.Zhou) C.Y.Wu Odontostemma xerophilum var. xiangchengense (L.H.Zhou) Rabeler & W.L.Wagner |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |