| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Colobanthus masonae L.B.Moore |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | taproot, leaves soft, patent, shortly pale vaginate, narrowly oblong, with very wide colourless margins, pedicels short, flowers ca. 5mm long, sepals 5, broadly triangular |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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