| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cherleria obtusiloba (Rydb.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb. |
| Synonyms | Alsinopsis obtusiloba Rydb. |
| Arenaria obtusiloba (Rydb.) Fernald | |
| Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House | |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 0-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves numerous, crowded, linear, shortly acute, uninerved, 5-10mm long, flowers solitary, erect, petals narrowly oblanceolate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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