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Drymaria pratheri

Drymaria pratheri is a small branching herb from northeastern Mexico, known only from gypseous soils in Nuevo León and rarely grown. Little is documented about cultivation, so treat care advice as general guidance for dry-climate Drymaria.

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty mix; tolerates gypsum-rich or alkaline soils.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico (Nuevo León)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Drymaria pratheri is a plant species endemic to a small section of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is known only from gypseous soils near Rancho Estacas in the northwestern part of the state near the boundary with Coahuila.

Drymaria pratheri is a branching herb up to 20 cm tall. Stems are green, usually hairless. Leaves are narrow, up to 15 mm long. Flowers are born in groups of 5-10, with sepals less than 4 mm long. Petals are white, about 2.5 mm long, with irregular lacerations along the tip.

Other Drymaria plants

Whitesnow · Drymaria monticola · Drymary

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drymaria pratheri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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