Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Paronychia mutica Phil. |
Bibliography | Paronychia mutica Phil., Linnaea 33: 79 (1864) |
Native Range | nc. & c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Description | caespitose, stems procumbent, green, glabrous, leaves linear, mucronate, 5-8mm, hirsute, shortly ciliate, flowers in clusters, sepals ovate, densely pubescent, obtuse |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Paronychia chilensis var. mutica (Phil.) Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |