| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria alpina Chaix |
| Synonyms | Herniaria alpestris Lam. |
| Herniaria lenticulata All. | |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3400m |
| Description | flowers small, with violet anthers, leaves elliptic to obovate, ciliate, to 5mm long, yellow-green |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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