Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria gracilenta Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Fl. Nov.-Zel. 2: 326 (1855) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves linear-subulate, above concave, 3-6mm, shortly apiculate, at base connate, flowers solitary, pedunculate, sepals ovate-lanceolate, petals bifid, ca. 5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |