Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone aberrans (M.E.Jones) Ikonn. |
Synonyms | Arenaria aberrans M.E.Jones |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2800m |
Description | leaves acicular, 1-2cm long, rigid, apically with spine, glabrous, green, flowers 3-6 in lax cyme, pedicellate, sepals narrowly elliptic to ovate, petals spathulate, 6-10mm |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | yellowish white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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