Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria aggregata (L.) Loisel. |
Bibliography | Fl. Gall., ed. 2, 1: 317 (1827) |
Native Range | Spain to nw. Italy, nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Description | leaves to 4mm long, more or less imbricate, flowers 4-5-merous, 3-15, in dense terminal head, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, petals 4-8mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria aggregata var. brevifolia (Rouy & Foucaud) Font Quer Arenaria aggregata ssp. capitata Font Quer Arenaria aggregata var. obtusifolia Pau Arenaria aggregata var. oxyphylla Font Quer Arenaria aggregata var. pseudarmeriastrum (Rouy) Font Quer Arenaria aggregata ssp. pseudarmeriastrum (Rouy) G.López & Nieto Fel. Arenaria aggregata var. pseudoquerioides Font Quer Arenaria aggregata var. tenuifolia (Roy & Foucaud) Font Quer Arenaria armeriastrum ssp. pseudarmeriastrum (Rouy) Nyman Arenaria armerina var. pseudarmeriastrum (Rouy) C.Vicioso Arenaria capitata Lam. Arenaria capitata var. brevifolia Rouy & Foucaud Arenaria capitata var. tenuifolia Rouy & Foucaud Arenaria pseudarmeriastrum Rouy Arenaria tetraquetra var. aggregata (L.) Rchb. Arenaria tetraquetra var. brevifolia (Rouy & Foucaud) Font Quer Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. capitata M.Laínz Arenaria tetraquetra var. legitima Gren. & Godr. Arenaria tetraquetra var. pseudarmeriastrum (Rouy) Font Quer ex M.Laínz Arenaria tetraquetra var. pseudoquerioides (Font Quer) Font Quer ex M.Laínz Arenaria tetraquetra var. tenuifolia (Rouy & Foucaud) Font Quer ex M.Laínz Gypsophila aggregata L. Plinthine aggregata (L.) Rchb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |