Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Lysimachia tyrrhenia U.Manns. & Anderb. |
Bibliography | Willdenowia 39: 53 (2009) |
Native Range | sw. Europe, nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 300-600m |
Description | evergreen, at nodes rooting, leaves crowded, orbiculate, subsessile, 8-10mm, flowers solitary, pedicellate, axillary, 3-6mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anagallis crassifolia Thore Euparea breviflora Baudo Jirasekia crassifolia Rchb. ex Steud. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |