Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria gracilis Waldst. & Kit. |
Bibliography | Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 3: 305 (1812) |
Native Range | Albania to Croatia and Slovenia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves elliptic-lanceolate, dentate, flowers 1-2, terminal, unevenly long pedicellate, sepals ovate with coriaceous margins, petals oblong-obovate, longer than calyx |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 densa Kit. ex D.F.K.Schltdl. Arenaria gracilis var. glandulifera Vol.-Mršić ex Trinajstić |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, YUG Yugoslavia) |