| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium nanum Muschl. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4300-4500m |
| Description | stems crowded, glabrous, leaves minutely ciliate, narrowly ovate-oblong, acute, 1mm long, flowers solitary, amongst leaves, calyx glabrous, greenish, petals 1-2mm |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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