Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria fragillima Rech.f. |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 47: 49 (1939) |
Native Range | s. Aegean Islands |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2000m |
Description | grey-green, very shortly hirsute, leaves thick, oblanceolate or elliptic-lanceolatee, flowers 3-10 in lax, leafy inflorescence, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, petals 3-5mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) |