Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Spergularia azorica (Kindb.) Lebel |
Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 14: 47 (1869) |
Native Range | Azores |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves subligulate, obtuse, succulent, stipules short, sub reniform, flowers in cymose panicle, sepals obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | Lepigonum azoricum Kindb. |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (AZO Azores) |