Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria bisulca (Bartl.) Fenzl ex Rohrb. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 37: 248 (1872) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | leaves lanceolate, mucronate, shiny, shortly ciliate, subamplexicaule, calyx coriaceous, shiny, sepals lanceolate, glabrous, petals linear-oblong, retuse |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cherleria bisulca Bartl. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |