| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Facchinia cherlerioides (Sieber) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
| Synonyms | Schmidtia cherlerioides Sieber |
| Arenaria octandra (Sieber ex Spreng.) Fernald | |
| Minuartia cherlerioides (Sieber) Bech, | |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3400m |
| Description | leaves small, to 3mm, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, glabrous, 3-veined, imbricate, flowers 4-7mm, solitary, very shortly pedicellate, petals shorter than 3-veined sepals |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| 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 ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
cherlerioides aretioides (Portenschl. ex J.Gay) Dillenb. & Kadereit, ibid.
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