Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria galliformis C.Y.Wu |
Bibliography | Vasc. Pl. Hengduan Mount. 1: 402 (1993) |
Native Range | sc. China (sw. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4200-4300m |
Description | stems slender, hard, leaves in whorls of 4, 5-10mm, thick, white farinose, densely hirsute, obtuse, sepals glandular hirsute, petals suborbiculate, emarginate |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |