Family |
Caryophyllaceae
Cherleria rupestris
(Labill.) Fenzl
Endemic to Lebanon
Cherleria rupestris (Labill.) Fenzl
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 1, Pl. CLVIII nº 5; 1966)
= Minuartia labillardierei Briquet
Life-form & habit: Densely cespitose perennial. Base of stems bare, creeping, producing numerous short sterile shoots formed by dense fascicles of leaves; flowering stems erect, few-leaved, up to 10 cm tall, ending in loose cymes of 3 flowers.
Leaves: Subulate, clustered in sterile fascicles, ciliate at base.
Inflorescence & flowers: Cymes loose with 3 flowers.
Pedicels: Glandular, 1–3× longer than the calyx.
Sepals: Oblong-linear, faintly 3-nerved.
Petals: Pink, oblong-linear, slightly longer than the calyx.
Fruit: Capsule equal in length to the calyx.
Phenology: Flowers from August to September.
Habitat & elevation: High-elevation rocky outcrops.
Lebanese distribution: Mm.–Me. Jabal Kneissé, Hasroun, between Dimane and Yammouné, Col des Cèdres, Makmel; Herm. Mount Hermon.
Native range: Endemic to Lebanon and Hermon