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Cerastium austroalpinum Kunz  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium austroalpinum Kunz 
BibliographyPhyton (Horn) 2: 99 (1950)
Native Rangee. Austria to s. Switzerland
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionglabrous, leaves green, nitid, oval to lanceolate, acute, the basal same as stem leaves, flowers in cyme of 3-7, corolla 15-20mm
Size8-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
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
SynonymsCerastium carinthiacum ssp. austroalpinum (Kunz) Kunz
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland)
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