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Colobanthus subulatus (d'Urv.) Hook.f.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesColobanthus subulatus (d'Urv.) Hook.f. 
BibliographyFl. Antarct.: 13 (1844)
Native Ranges. & w. Argentina to c. Chile, Subantarctic Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude0-3700m
Descriptionwhite farinose, leaves numerous, linear, scabrous, acerose, imbricate, vaginate, calyx lobes 4, lanceolate, acerose
Size1-5cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsColobanthus benthamianus Fenzl
Colobanthus subulatus var. darwinii Hook.f.
Sagina subulata d´Urv.
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central)
9 Antarctic
     90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is., SGE South Georgia)
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