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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria dicranoides Kunth 
SynonymsPycnophyllum dicranoides (Kunth) Muschl.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude4000-5000m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves imbricate, 4-seriate, 3-4mm, ovate-lanceolate, acute, flowers sessile, terminal, sepals oblong, petals spathulate
Size2-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecushion
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Northern South America (Venezuela )
     Western South America (Bolivia , Ecuador , Peru)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Arenaria dicranoides Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6(24): 34 (1823)

Synonyms:
Pycnophyllum dicranoides (Kunth) Muschl.

Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
82 VEN 83 BOL ECU PER

4000-5000m

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