| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Saponaria caespitosa DC. |
| Bibliography | Rapp. Voy. Bot. 2: 78 (1808) |
| Native Range | c. Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1500-2100m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, linear-lanceolate, at base vaginate, with cartilaginous margins, flowers shortly pedicellate in capitate umbel, petals obovate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Saponaria elegans Lapeyr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |
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