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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria erinacea Boiss. 
BibliographyVoy. Bot. Espagne: 103 (1840)
Native Rangee. Spain
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude800-2300m
Descriptionleaves 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
Size3-7cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArenaria 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
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
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