Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Mononeuria groenlandica (Retz.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Synonyms | Stellaria groenlandica Retz. |
Arenaria groenlandica (Retz) Spreng. | |
Stellaria labradorica Schrank | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Description | leaves to 15mm long, linear, soft, flower ca. 1cm across, on short scape above leaves, petals apically emarginate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | cushion or 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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire , New York , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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