Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria bisulca (Bartl.) Fenzl ex Rohrb. |
Synonyms | Cherleria bisulca Bartl. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | leaves lanceolate, mucronate, shiny, shortly ciliate, subamplexicaule, calyx coriaceous, shiny, sepals lanceolate, glabrous, petals linear-oblong, retuse |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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