| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Colobanthus brevisepalus Kirk |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-300m |
| Description | hard cushions, leaves rigid, densely imbricate, curvate, subulate, obscurely vaginate, 2-3mm long, long apiculate, flowers 3mm, sepals 5, ovate, wider than leaves |
| 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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