Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Spergularia depauperata (Naudin) Rohrb. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 37: 231 (1872) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-3800m |
Description | glandular-lanate, leaves linear, sharply acute, 10-14mm, bracts 4mm, flowers 2-4 in panicle, large, 2cm across, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute |
Size | 6-8cm |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria depauperata Naudin Lepigonum depauperatum (Naudin) Kindb. Lepigonum grandiflorum Kindb. Spergula brevinodis Kunze ex Kindb. Spergula depauperata (Naudin) Pedersen Spergularia brevinodis Kunze ex Kindb. Spergularia depauperata var. tenella Hauman & Irigoyen Spergularia grandiflora Poepp. ex Kindb. Spergularia reginfoi Phil. Spergularia tenella Phil. Tissa depauperata (Naudin) Reiche Tissa depauperata var. tenella Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |