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Pycnophyllum glomeratum Mattf.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPycnophyllum glomeratum Mattf. 
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3800-4600m
Descriptionleaves densely imbricate, opposite, vaginate, broadly ovate, ca. 1mm long, on margins narrowly membranous, obtuse, mucronulate, convex, flowers dioecious, petals absent
Size5-10cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub, cushion
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Peru )
     Southern South America (Chile North)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Pycnophyllum glomeratum Mattf., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 171 (1922)

Peru, n. Chile
83 PER 85 CLN

3800-4600m

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