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Arenaria graeca (Boiss.) Halácsy  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria graeca (Boiss.) Halácsy 
BibliographyConsp. Fl. Graec. 1: 232 (1900)
Native Ranges. Bulgaria, Greece, w. Crete, Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude0-1900m
Descriptionleaves 5-10mm, elliptic or lanceolate, the basal shortly petiolate, the upper sessile, green, flowers of 3-10 in lax inflorescence, sepals acute, petals 5-8mm
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArenaria filicaulis ssp. graeca (Boiss.) McNeill
Arenaria graveolens var. graeca Boiss.
Arenaria rhodopaea Delip.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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