Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria querioides Pourr. ex Willk. |
Bibliography | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 5: 239 (1847) |
Native Range | n. Portugal to n. & c. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 700-2000m |
Description | stems densely hirsute, leaves 3-8mm long, aristate, whitish, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, stem leaves patent, acuminate, flowers numerous in dense cluster, petals 5-9mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
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 ssp. fontiqueri (P.Silva) Greuter & Burdet Arenaria aggregata var. nana Cout. Arenaria aggregata var. querioides (Pourr. ex Willk.) Merino Arenaria aggregata ssp. querioides (Pourr. ex Willk.) Font Quer Arenaira aggregata var. willkommii Font Quer Arenaria capitata ssp. querioides (Pour. ex Willk.) C.Vicioso Arenaria capitata var. querioides (Pourr. ex Willk.) Willk. Arenaria querioides ssp. fontiqueri (P.Silva) Rocha Alfonso Arenaria querioides var. willkommii (Font Quer) P.Monts. Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. fontqueri P.Silva Arenaria tetraquetra var. minor Brot. Arenaria tetraquetra var. nana (Cout.) Font Quer ex M.Laínz Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. querioides (Pourr. ex Willk.) M.Laínz |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |