Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Reicheella andicola (Phil.) Pax |
Synonyms | Lyallia andicola Phil. |
Bryopsis andicola (Phil.) Reiche | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3400-3600m |
Description | leaves ovate-triangular, 1mm long, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals 4, persistent, membranous, petals shorter than sepals |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, 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
Southern South America (Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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