| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Minuartia recurva (All.) Schinz & Thell. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 404 (1907) |
| Native Range | sw. Ireland, sc. & s. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves linear-setose, 4-10mm long, densely crowded, sepals ovate-lanceolate with white rim, glandular hirsute, petals elliptic, 7-9mm long, as long as sepals |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsine cheveneauxii Reut. ex Nyman Alsine hirsuta Fenzl Alsine recurva (All.) Wahlenb. Arenaria recurva All. Arenaria recurva var. nana Gaudin Arenaria uniflora Poir. Sabulina glaerosa Schur Sabulina recurva (All.) Rchb. Tryphane recurva Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (IRE Ireland) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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