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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria pycnophylloides Pax 
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves densely imbricate, lanceolate, acuminate, shiny, rather coriaceous, densely ciliate, flowers solitary, petals obtuse, minute or absent
Size2-3cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecushion
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Bolivia , Peru )
     Southern South America (Argentina Northwest)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Arenaria pycnophylloides Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(1-2): 29 (1893)

Synonyms:
Arenaria pycnophylloides compacta Pax

Bolivia, Peru, nw. Argentina
83 BOL PER 85 AGW

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