Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Spergularia fimbriata Boiss. & Reut. |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves opposite, narrowly linear, subcylindrical, green, glabrous, 1cm, stipules silvery, ovate, glabrous, flowers in terminal cymes, petals obtuse |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Portugal , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Morocco ) Macaronesia (Canary Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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