| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia bryoides Hochst. ex A.Rich. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4200-4500m |
| Description | leaves few, deciduous, oblong, acute, flowers in small terminal clusters, completely covered with white scarious bracts |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, carpet |
| 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 spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa (Ethiopia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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