| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria rotundifolia M.Bieb. |
| Synonyms | Arenaria pauciflora (Boiss.) Prodan |
| Arenaria transsilvanica Simonk. | |
| Arenaria turkestanica Schischk. | |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2700m |
| Description | stem thin, leaves shortly petiolate, orbiculate, obtuse, flowers in 5-9-flowered cyme, shortly pedicellate, sepals as long as elliptic petals |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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