Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

PETRORHAGIA (G)

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

petros, = a piece of rock, a stone;
ragas, ragades, = rent/s, chink/s.
rhax, rhag-, = grape. (allusion unclear)
(possibly a reference to the brown stone-like calex of a single bud at the end of a stem from which the petals emerge)
(LS, Ox, Le, LB)

Petrorhagia prolifera (La)

Location: (F, P)

proles, = that which grows forth, offspring, progeny;
fero, ferre, = to bear, carry, bring.
(producing leaf-, or flower-buds from a leaf or flower, or other part which is normally terminal; also producing new individuals from buds, as distinguished from reproduction by means of seeds)
(Alien)
(ld, Ox, Cw)