Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Sabulina juniperina (L.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Synonyms | Arenaria juniperina L. |
Arenaria acicularis Fisch. ex DC. | |
Minuartia juniperina (L.) Maire & Petitm. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2700m |
Description | leaves 8-30mm long, linear to subterete, rigid, spinose, flowers 3-12 in compact cyme, sepals lanceolate, petals obovate to oblanceolate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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
Southeastern Europe Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
juniperina glandulifera (Halácsy) Dillenb. & Kadereit, ibid.
uniperina kosaninii (Stevan. & Kamari) Dillenb. & Kadereit, ibid.
juniperina micropetala (Kamari) Dillenb. & Kadereit, ibid/
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