| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium gibraltaricum Boiss. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-2700m |
| Description | leaves 1-2cm, lanceolate, rigid, narrowly acute to subsetose, white or grey tomentose, flowers 1-7 in lax cyme, sepals lanceolate, densely glandular, petals to 15mm long |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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
Southwestern Europe (Spain) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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