| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria grandiflora L. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1034 (1759) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Europe, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-2700m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves narrowly lanceolate, acute, flowers 8-15mm, solitary or of 2-3 on pubescent pedicels, calyx hirsute, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, petals 5-10mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsinanthus grandiflorus (L.) Desv. Alsinanthus triflorus (L.) Desv. Alsine grandiflora Crantz Arenaria abietina C.Presl Arenaria galloprovincialis Pawl. Arenaria graminea Steud. Arenaria grandifora var. abietina (C.Presl) Rouy & Foucaud Arenaria grandiflora var. mixta (Lapeyr.) Rouy & Foucaud Arenaria grandiflora var. multiflora Ser. Ärenaria grandiflora var. stolonifera (Vill. ex Ser.) St.-Lag. Arenaria grandiflora ssp. triflora (L.) Bonnier & Layens Arenaria grandiflora var. triflora (L.) Coss. & Germ. Arenaria juniperina Vill. Arenaria laxa Fisch. ex Ser. Arenaria liniflora Willd. ex Spreng. Arenaria mixta Lapeyr. Arenaria stolonifera Vill. ex Ser. Arenaria triflora L. Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum (L.) Ugbor. Cerastium strictum L. Cernohorskya grandiflora (L.) A.Löve & D.Löve Cernohorskya triflora (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Sabulina capillacea Rchb. Sabulina laxa Fourr. Stellaria aculeata Scop. Stellaria grandiflora (L.) Jess. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |
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