Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Spergularia floribunda (Gay) Rohrb. |
Synonyms | Arenaria floribunda Gay |
Spergularia coquimbensis Phil. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | finely lanate, leaves linear, subfiliform, 1-2cm long, bracts lanceolate, sharply acute, 6-8mm, flowers numerous in terminal clusters, petals 3mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
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 |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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