Petrorhagia dianthoides
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Petrorhagia dianthoides is a species of the rock carnation genus ( Petrorhagia ) in the carnation family (Caryophyllaceae).
features
Petrorhagia dianthoides is a perennial eyrie hemicryptophyte that reaches heights of growth of 10 to 40 centimeters. The stem is not very branched and bare. The inflorescence is heady. The heads consist of 1 to 6 (rarely up to 8) flowers . The bracts are 1 to 2.5 millimeters wide and white-skinned with a white central rib. The petals are 6 to 10 millimeters long, linear, spatulate and white, the nerves are purple.
The flowering period extends from July to August.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 30.
Occurrence
Petrorhagia dianthoides is endemic to Crete in the prefecture of Chania . The species grows on rocks at altitudes from 0 to 700 meters.
literature
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 91 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Petrorhagia dianthoides at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis