Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria boliviana F.N.Williams |
Synonyms | Arenaria conferta Wedd. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves minute, oblong-lanceolate, acute, with narrow scarious margins, ciliate, flowers solitary, peduncles hirsute, sepals ovate, obtuse, petals absent |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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