| Family | LYTHRACEAE |
| Genus species | Pleurophora patagonica Speg. |
| Synonyms | Pleurophora lignosa L.B.Sm. |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | pubescent, leaves cruciate, ovate-lanceolate, 2-9mm long, with sharp, spinose apex, basally ciliate, flowers in small, leafy fascicles, 8mm long, petals 5-6mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LYTHRACEAE
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