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Cerastium behmianum Muschl.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium behmianum Muschl. 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 45(4): 446 (1911)
Native Rangew. Bolivia to Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude4200-4400m
Descriptionstems glabrescent, leaves pubescent, ciliate, oblong or ovate-oblong, acute, 1-2cm, flowers few, solitary, pedicellate, sepals oblong
Size3-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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