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Arenaria querioides Pourr. ex Willk.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria querioides Pourr. ex Willk. 
BibliographyBot. Zeitung (Berlin) 5: 239 (1847)
Native Rangen. Portugal to n. & c. Spain
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude700-2000m
Descriptionstems densely hirsute, leaves 3-8mm long, aristate, whitish, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, stem leaves patent, acuminate, flowers numerous in dense cluster, petals 5-9mm long
Size5-15cm
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 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
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
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