Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria dicranoides Kunth |
Synonyms | Pycnophyllum dicranoides (Kunth) Muschl. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-5000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves imbricate, 4-seriate, 3-4mm, ovate-lanceolate, acute, flowers sessile, terminal, sepals oblong, petals spathulate |
Size | 2-5cm |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Bolivia , Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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