| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Spergularia stenocarpa (Phil.) I.M.Johnst. |
| Synonyms | Arenaria stenocarpa Phil. |
| Spergularia borchersii Phil. | |
| Spergularia larranagae Phil. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | taproot, stems ramose, sparsely hirsute, leaves narrowly linear, glabrous, mucronate, to 16mm long, bracts triangular, acerose, flowers numerous in lax cyme |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru ) Southern South America (Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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