| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl. |
| Synonyms | Sagina quitensis Kunth |
| Colobanthus alatus Pax | |
| Sagina graminifolia Wedd. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-3800m |
| Description | leaves dense, opposite, carnose, glabrous, narrowly linear, acute, mucronate, vaginate, flowers solitary, calyx lobes lanceolate, patent, petals absent |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North , Chile South ) Antarctic Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is. , South Georgia ) Antarctic Continent (Antarctica) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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