Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria dicranoides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fenzl |
Synonyms | Cherleria dicranoides Cham. & Schltdl. |
Arenaria chamissonis Maguire | |
Arenaria dicranoides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Hultén | |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
Description | leaves sessile, oblanceolate to obovate or elliptic, 3-5mm long, succulent, entire, acute, glabrous, flowers solitary, axillary, 3-4mm, petals absent |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Yukon) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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