| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria fontanesii J.Gay |
| Synonyms | Herniaria fruticosa Desf. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves 2-4mm long, flat, elliptic, opposite, upper bracts purple-black, flowers 2-3mm across in clusters on young shoots |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia , Western Sahara ) Macaronesia (Canary Is. ) West Tropical Africa (Mauritania ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Sinai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
fontanesii empedocleana (Lojac.) Brullo, Giorn. Bot. Ital. 114(1-2): 46 (1980)
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