Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Herniaria mauritanica Murb. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | leaves fasciculate, axillary, glaucous, coriaceous, glabrous, ovate, subsessile, acuminate, 3-4mm, many flowered clusters forming terminal spike |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | green |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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