Arenaria grandiflora L.


Family	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus species	Arenaria grandiflora L.
Synonyms	Arenaria abietina C.Presl
	Arenaria graminea Steud.
	Arenaria juniperina Vill.
Habitat	dry rocks and scree
Altitude	500-2000m
Description	hirsute, leaves narrowly lanceolate, acute, flowers 8-15mm, solitary or of 2-3 on pubescent pedicels, calyx hirsute, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, petals 5-10mm long
Size	5-30cm
Color	white
Bloom	late spring, summer
Ca	+
Type	lax cushion
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory	Europe Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Baleares , France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	CARYOPHYLLACEAE Arenaria grandiflora L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1034 (1759) Synonyms: Alsinanthus grandiflorus (L.) Desv. Alsine grandiflora (L.) Crantz Cernohorskya grandiflora (L.) A.Löve & D.Löve Stellaria grandiflora (L.) Jessen 500-2000m ============================================================================= grandiflora typica ined. Synonyms: Alsinanthus triflorus (L.) Desv. Arenaria abietina C.Presl Arenaria galloprovincialis Pawl. Arenaria graminea Steud. Arenaria juniperina Vill. Arenaria laxa Fisch. ex Ser Arenaria liniflora Willd. ex Spreng. Arenaria mixta Lapeyr. Arenaria triflora L. Cernohorskya triflora (L.) Á. & D.Löve Sabulina capillacea Rchb, Sabulina laxa Fourr. Stellaria aculeata Scop. c. & s. Europe, nw. Africa 11 AUT CZE SWI 12 BAL FRA SPA 13 ITA SIC 20 ALG MOR TUN grandiflora bolosii Cańig., Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 3: 319 (1953) Synonyms: Arenaria bolosii (Cańig.) L.Sáez & Roselló Spain 12 SPA grandiflora gomarica L.Sáez, J.M.Monts. & Rosselló, Folia. Geobot. Phytotax. 37(3): 341 (2002) Morocco (w. Rif) 20 MOR grandiflora incrassata (Lange) Malag., Subesp. Variación Geogr. 6 (1973) Basionym: Arenaria incrassata Lange, Descr. Icon. Pl. Nov. 1: 3 (1864) Synonyms: Cernohorskya incrassata (Lange) Á.Löve & D.Löve Arenaria bourgaeana Coss. ex Willk. Arenaria grandiflora Coss. ex Willk. Cernohorskya bourgaeana (Coss. ex Willk.) Á.Löve & D.Löve n. Spain 12 SPA grandiflora pseudoincrassata Malag., Subesp. Variac. Geogr. 6 (1973) Synonyms: Arenaria grandiflora glabrescens (Willk.) G.López & Nieto Fel. Arenaria incrassata glabrescens Willk. Baleares 12 BAL grandiflora valentina (Boiss.) O.Bolós & Vigo, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 86 (1974) Basionym: Arenaria valentina Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2. 1: 90 (1854) Synonyms: Arenaria montana valentina (Boiss.) Malag. se. Spain 12 SPA