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Arenaria densissima Wall. ex Edgew. & Hook.f.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria densissima Wall. ex Edgew. & Hook.f. 
BibliographyFl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 239 (1874)
Native Rangese. Qinghai to Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitude3500-5500m
Descriptionleaves imbricate, subulate, 5-10mm, pungent, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicellate, sepals elliptic or ovate, petals narrowly falcate, 4-6mm long
Size4-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArenaria polytrichoides var. densissima (Wall.) R.Kr.Singh & Diwakar
Cherleria juniperina D.Don
Dolophragma juniperinum (D.Don) Fenzl
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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