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Arenaria engleriana Muschl.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria engleriana Muschl. 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 449 (1911)
Native RangePeru (Junín)
Primary BiomeSeasonally Dry Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3500-4000m
Descriptionleaves ovate-lanceolate, acute or mucronate, sessile, at base truncate, ciliate, thick, 5-10mm, peduncles filiform, patent, 1-flowered, petals lanceolate, obtuse
Size2-3cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
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