| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia capitata (L.) Lam. |
| Synonyms | Illecebrum capitatum L. |
| Paronychia imbricata Rchb. | |
| Paronychia kochiana Boiss. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2400m |
| Description | leaves ovate or oblong, obtuse, appresed hirsute, bracts large, ovate, acute or obtuse, mucronate, calyx lobes hirsute, oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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 |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Greece , Italy , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
capitata canariensis (Chaudhri) Sunding, Monogr. Biol. Canar. 3: 32 (1972)
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