| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria engleriana Muschl. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4000m |
| Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute or mucronate, sessile, at base truncate, ciliate, thick, 5-10mm, peduncles filiform, patent, 1-flowered, petals lanceolate, obtuse |
| Size | 2-3cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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