Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Minuartia rostrata (Pers.) Rchb. |
Synonyms | Arenaria mutabilis Lapeyr. |
Arenaria rostrata (Pers.) Schleich. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine |
Description | stems thin, leaves aristate-subulate, 3-nerved, obtuse, fasciculate, flowers in compact corymb, sepals glabrous, linear, long acuminate, petals obovate-oblong |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | lax 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
Middle Europe (Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Spain ) 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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