| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Colobanthus subulatus (d'Urv.) Hook.f. |
| Synonyms | Sagina subulata d'Urv. |
| Colobanthus benthamianus Fenzl | |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 0-3700m |
| Description | white farinose, leaves numerous, linear, scabrous, acerose, imbricate, vaginate, calyx lobes 4, lanceolate, acerose |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | open 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
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central ) Antarctic Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is. , South Georgia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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