| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium terrae-novae Fernald & Wiegand |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 20-700m |
| Description | leaves sessile, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, densely glandular hirsute, flowers 1-3 in lax cyme, bracts ovate-lanceolate, petals narrowly oblanceolate, 7-10mm long, bifid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Newfoundland) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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