Arenaria erinacea Boiss.


Family	CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus species	Arenaria erinacea Boiss.
Synonyms	Arenaria aggregata Boiss.
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	800-2300m
Description	leaves 2-6mm long, lanceolate or oblong lanceolate, acute, aristate, subglabrous, flowers 5-merous, solitary or in clusters, sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, petals 6-9mm long
Size	3-7cm
Color	white
Bloom	late spring, summer
Ca	+
Type	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 (Spain)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	CARYOPHYLLACEAE Arenaria erinacea Boiss., Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 103 (1840) 800-2300m ============================================================================= erinacea typica ined. Synonyms: Arenaria aggregata Boiss. e. Spain 12 SPA erinacea cantabrica (Font Quer) Rivas Mart., Itinera Geobot. 15(2): 697 (2002) Basioym: Arenaria aggregata cantabrica Font Quer, Arxius Secc. Ci. Estud. Catalans 15: 31 (1948) Synonyms: Arenaria querioides cantabrica (Font Quer) P.Monts. e. Spain 12 SPA erinacea microphylla (Pau) Rivas Mart. & M.J.Costa, ibid. Basionym: Arenaria aggregata microphylla Pau, Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 9: 56 (1910) e. Spain 12 SPA