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Arenaria tenella Kit. ex Schult.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria tenella Kit. ex Schult. 
BibliographyOestr. Fl. ed. 2, 1: 662 (1814)
Native Rangew. Carpathians (Tatra Mts.)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Descriptionstems densely ramose, leaves elliptic-lanceolate to broadly ovate, 2-5mm, flowers 1-2, terminal, corolla to 10mm, pentamerous, petals rounded, lax
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArenaria ciliata var. tatrensis Zapal.
Arenaria ciliata ssp. tatrensis (Zapal.) Farvarger
Arenaria ciliata ssp. tenella (Kit. ex Schult.) Braun-Blanq.
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland)
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