| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria cretica Spreng. |
| Synonyms | Arenaria ciliata Sm. |
| Arenaria hirta Sieber ex C.Presl | |
| Arenaria pirinica Stoj. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-2900m |
| Description | leaves crowded, oblong to oblanceolate or elliptic, 3-10mm long, glabrous, flowers 2-5, 8-10mm across, in corymbose cluster, sometimes solitary |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | carpet |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Kriti) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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