| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Colobanthus nivicola M.Gray |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | leaves 3-5mm long, bright green, flowers conspicuous, sepals yellow-green, to 3mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Australasia
Australia (New South Wales) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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