| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Pycnophyllum argentinum Pax |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4000m |
| Description | yellow-green, stems glabrous, densely leafy, leaves in spiral, ovate, obtuse, entire, glabrous, flowers terminal, sessile, petals absent, sepals 5, lanceolate-acuminate |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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