Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium uniflorum Clairv. |
Bibliography | Man. Herbor. Suisse: 147 (1811) |
Native Range | Mountains of c. & sc. Europe |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Description | leaves on non-flowering shoots obovate to spathulate, obtuse, bright green, flowers 1-3 in cyme, sepals ovate, petals 10-15mm long, bifid |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cerastium latifolium ssp. uniflorum (Clairv.) Dostál |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |