Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria debilis d´Urv. |
Synonyms | Stellaria axillaris Phil. |
Stellaria chubutensis Speg. | |
Stellaria rotundifolia Poir. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-3500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves linear, 7-10mm long, flowers solitary, axillary, pedicels 3mm long, sepals ovate to lanceolate, smaller than petals |
Size | 5-10cm |
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 (Ecuador ) Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South ) Antarctic Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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