| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria cretica Spreng. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 396 (1825) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to Crete |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Arenaria ciliata Sm. Arenaria cretica var. stygia Boiss. & Heldr. Arenaria hirta Sieber ex C.Presl Arenaria pirinica Stoj. Arenaria stygia (Boiss. & Heldr.) Halácsy Arenaria stygia f. olympica Stoj. & Jordanov |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) |
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