Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria alpamarcae A.Gray |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | glabrous, leaves imbricate, ovate-lanceolate, 4-6mm, rigid, sharply acuminate, peduncles 2-4mm, 1-flowered, sepals usually 5, 3-4mm, similar to leaves, petals absent |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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