| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Minuartia rostrata (Pers.) Rchb. |
| Bibliography | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 5: 28 (1841) |
| Native Range | Mountains of sw. & sc. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems thin, leaves aristate-subulate, 3-nerved, obtuse, fasciculate, flowers in compact corymb, sepals glabrous, linear, long acuminate, petals obovate-oblong |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsine brevifolia Jord. Alsine mucronata ssp. rostrata (Pers.) Arcang. Alsine mutabilis Lapeyr. ex Nyman Alsine petraea Jord. Alsine rostrata (Pers.) Fenzl Alsine rostrata var. brevifolia (Jord.) Willk. Arenaria fasciculata var. rostrata Pers. Arenaria rostrata (Pers.) Schleich. Arenaria mucronata DC. Arenaria mutabilis Lapeyr. Arenaria saxatilis Vill. Chetropis setacea Raf. Minuartia fasciculata ssp. rostrata (Pers.) Font Quer Minuartia fastigiata ssp. rostrata (Pers.) Laínz Minuartia mucronata ssp. rostrata (Pers.) Font Quer Minuartia mutabilis (Lapeyr.) Schinz. & Thell. ex Bech. Minuartia mutabilis var. glabra Panov Minuartia mutabilis ssp. rostrata (Pers.) Maire & Weiller Minuartia rostrata var. petraea (Jord.) P.Fourn. Minuartia rubra ssp. rostrata (Pers.) Laínz Sabulina rostrata (Pers.) Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |
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