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Facchinia cerastiifolia (Ramond ex DC.) Dillenb. & Kadereit  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesFacchinia cerastiifolia (Ramond ex DC.) Dillenb. & Kadereit 
BibliographyEdinburgh J. Bot. 72: 359 (2015)
Native Rangewc. Pyrenees
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude2100-3200m
Descriptionleaves oval-lanceolate, glaucous, glandular hirsute, 5-7-nerved, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals oval, acute, petals much longer than sepals
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
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
SynonymsAlsine cerastiifolia (Ramond ex DC.) Fenzl
Alsine cerastiifolia var. condensata Rouy & Foucaud
Alsine cerastiifolia var. laxa Rouy & Foucaud
Alsine glandulosa Dulac
Arenaria cerastiifolia Ramond ex DC.
Arenaria ramondii Poir.
Dufourea cerastiifolia (Ramond ex DC.) Gren.
Minuartia cerastiifolia (Ramond ex DC.) Graebn.
Sabulina cerastiifolia (Ramond ex DC.) Bubani
Somerauera cerastiifolia (Ramond ex DC.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
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