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Facchinia rupestris (Scop.) Dillenb. & Kadereit  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesFacchinia rupestris (Scop.) Dillenb. & Kadereit 
BibliographyEdinburgh J. Bot. 72: 376 (2015)
Native Rangec. & s. Alps
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude500-3000m
Descriptionstoloniferous, glandular, leaves small, lanceolate, 2-4mm long, ciliate, flowers 7-9mm across, mostly solitary, floral pedicels 1-3cm long
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAlsine brevicaulis Sternb. ex Nyman
Alsine lanceolata var. condensata W.D.J.Koch
Alsine lanceolata f. condensata Bolzon
Alsine lanceolata var. laxa W.D.J.Koch
Alsine rupestris (Scop.) Fenzl
Alsine rupestris var. cherlerioides (Vill.) Dalla Torre
Alsine rupestris var. usneoides (Rchb.) K.Richt. ex Gürke
Arenaria brevicaulis Sternb.
Arenaria cherlerioides Vill.
Arenaria flaccida Froel. ex Rchb.
Arenaria lanceolata var. cherlerioides (Vill.) DC.
Arenaria lanceolata var. prismatica Gaudin
Minuartia lanceolata ssp. rupestris (Scop.) Mattf.
Minuartia rupestris (Scop.) Schinz & Thell.
Minuartia rupestris f. usneoides (Rchb.) Schinz & Thell.
Sabulina lanceolata var. cherlerioides (Vill.) Rchb.
Sabulina lanceolata var. rupestris (Scop.) Rchb.
Sabulina lanceolata var. usneoides Rchb.
Somerauera rupestris (Scop.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Stellaria rupestris Scop.
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia)
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