Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodalsine geniculata (Poir.) F.N.Williams |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 7 (1898) |
Native Range | Medit., Canary Islands, n. Somalia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | glandular-pubescent, stems ramose, leaves carnose, linear-lanceolate or oblong, abaxially uninerved, flowers solitaray, sepals oblong with narrow white margins |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | rose, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alsine bartolotti (Tineo) Huet ex Nyman Alsine extensa (Dufour) Nyman Alsine gayana Christ Alsine geniculata (Poir.) Strobl Alsine geniculata var. bartolottii (Tineo) Fiori Alsine geniculata var. extensa (Dufour) Fiori Alsine geniculata var. herniariifolia (Desf.) Fiori Alsine geniculata var. procumbens (Vahl) Fiori Alsine maroccana Batt. Alsine platyphylla Christ Alsine procumbens (Vahl) Fenzl Alsine procumbens f. angustifolia Strobl Alsine procumbens var. extensa (Dufour) Gürke Alsine procumbens var. herniariifolia (Desf.) Strobl Alsine rosea C.Presl ex Nyman Arenaria bartolottii Tineo Arenaria extensa Dufour Arenaria gayana (Christ) F.N.Williams Arenaria geniculata Poir. Arenaria herniariifolia Desf. Arenaria procumbens Vahl Arenaria procumbens var. linearifolia Moris Arenaria rosea C.Presl Arenaria rosea var. spathulata C.Presl Arenaria vestita Baker Arenaria viscosa Pourr. ex Webb & Berth. Cherleria geniculata (Poir.) Samp. Lepigonum roseum Raf. Minuartia gayana (Christ) Maire Minuartia geniculata (Poir.) Thell. Minuartia geniculata f. filifolia Caball. Minuartia geniculata var. fontqueri Maire Minuartia geniculata var. herniariifolia (Desf.) Graebner Minuartia geniculata var. linearifolia (Moris) Maire Minuartia geniculata var. maroccana (Batt.) Maire Minuartia geniculata var. poiretiama (F.N.Williams) Maire Minuartia geniculata var. procumbens (Vahl) Maire Minuartia geniculata f. villosissima Faure & Maire Minuartia maroccana Pau & Font Quer Minuartia platyphylla (Christ) McNeill Minuartia procumbens (Vahl) Asch. Minuartia procumbens var. extensa (Dufour) Graebn. Minuartia procumbens var. glabrescens Pamp. Minuartia procumbens f. glaucovirens H.Lindb. Minuartia procumbens var. obovata H.Lindb. Minuartia senneniana Maire & Mauricio Minuartia vestita (Baker) McNeill Minuartia webbii McNeill & Bramwell Minuartia wilczekii Maire & Sennen Moehringia alleizettei Batt. Rhodalsine gayana (Christ) Holub Rhodalsine geniculata var. communis F.N.Williams Rhodalsine geniculata var. fontquerii (Maire) Dobignard Rhodalsine geniculata var. gayana F.N.Williams Rhodalsine geniculata var. glabrata F.N.Williams Rhodalsine geniculata var. maroccana (Batt.) Dobignard Rhodalsine geniculata var. poiretiana F.N.Williams Rhodalsine geniculata var. procumbens (Vahl) Dubuis Rhodalsine platyphylla J.Gay ex Christ Rhodalsine procumbens (Vahl) J.Gay Rhodalsine procumbens var. linearifolia (Moris) F.N.Williams Rhodalsine senneniana (Maire & Mauricio) Greuter & Burdet |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia, WSA Western Sahara) 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (SOM Somalia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, SIN Sinai) |
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