| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Polycarpon polycarpoides (Biv.) Zodda |
| Synonyms | Hagaea polycarpoides Biv. |
| Polycarpon bivonae J.Gay | |
| Polycarpon cupani Bubani | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | glaucous, glabrous, leaves opposite, lanceolate to obovate, attenuate to short petiole, rounded, mucronate, scabrous, stipules 1mm, acuminate, flowers in terminal cyme |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
polycarpoides catalaunicum O.Bolós & Vigo, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38: 86 (1974)
polycarpoides colomense (Porta) O.Bolós & Vigo, Ibid.
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