| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia chionaea Boiss. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | montane-alpine |
| Description | stems numerous, leaves ovate, spathulate or obovate-lanceolate, imbricate, hirsute, flowers crowded in terminal head, bracts large, shiny silvery, obovate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Yugoslavia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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