Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria erinacea Boiss. |
Bibliography | Voy. Bot. Espagne: 103 (1840) |
Native Range | e. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2300m |
Description | leaves 2-6mm long, lanceolate or oblong lanceolate, acute, aristate, subglabrous, flowers 5-merous, solitary or in clusters, sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, petals 6-9mm long |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Arenaria aggregata var. culminicola Font Quer Arenaria aggregata ssp. erinacea (Boiss.) Font Quer Arenaria aggregata var. erinacea (Boiss.) Pau Arenaria aggregata var. suberinacea Font Quer Arenaria aggregata var. tejedensis Font Quer Arenaria tetraquetra var culminicola (Font Quer) Font Quer ex M.Laínz Arenaria tetraquetra var. suberinacea (Font Quer) Font Quer ex M.Laínz Arenaria tetraquetra var. tejedensis (Font Quer) Font Quer ex M.Laínz Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. erinacea (Boiss.) Bonnier |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |