| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Colobanthus hookeri Cheeseman |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate, rigid, shiny, 4-5mm long, subulate, shortly apiculate, pedicels 4-5mm, flowers 3-4mm long, sepals 5, ovate-subulate |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| 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 |
Australasia
New Zealand (Antipodean Is.) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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