| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium imbricatum Kunth |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | leaves sessile, densely imbricate, spathulate-oblong, softly lanate, 8-15mm, flowers terminal, shortly pedicellate, calyx hispid, campanulate, petals oblong, cuneate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , 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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