| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Scleranthus perennis L. |
| Synonyms | Scleranthus arenarius Schur |
| Scleranthus fastigiatus Hochst. | |
| Scleranthus hirsutus C.Presl | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves linear to subulate or lanceolate, 4-9mm long, green or grey, flowers apetalous, in open, often compressed raceme, sepals petaloid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | greenish, whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Denmark , Great Britain , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , North European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Africa Macaronesia (Madeira) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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