Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Sabulina nuttallii (Pax) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Synonyms | Arenaria nuttallii Pax |
Arenaria pungens Nutt. | |
Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. | |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 600-3800m |
Description | glandular pubescent, leaves 5-10cm, sharply acute, linear to lanceolate, 3-veined, flowers 2-7 in compact cyme, petals ovate, shorter than sepals |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
nuttallii fragilis (Maguire & A.H.Holmgren) Dillenb. & Kadereit, ibid.
nuttallii gracilis (B.L.Rob.) Dillenb. & Kadereit, ibid
nuttallii gregaria (A.Heller) Dillenb. & Kadereit, ibid.
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