Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria bertolonii Fiori & Paol. |
Synonyms | Arenaria saxifraga (Bertol.) Gren. |
Stellaria saxifraga Bertol. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | pubescent, leaves linear, acute, uninerved, shortly petiolate or sessile, flowers 1-3, terminal, pedicellate, oblong-lanceolate, at margins scarious, flowers 1-2cm across |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion or carpet |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Corse , Sardegna ) Southeastern Europe (Italy) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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