Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria amabilis Bory |
Bibliography | Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 3: 5 (1820) |
Native Range | se. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves 2-3mm, triangular to ovate-lanceolate, crenate, obtuse, on both faces glabrous, flowers solitary, calyx lobes lanceolate, ciliate, distinctly striate, petals 4-5 |
Size | 2-5cm |
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 var. epitricha Font Quer Arenaria aggregata var. granatensis (Boiss.) Font Quer Arenaria aggregata ssp. imbricata (Lag. & Rodr.) Font Quer Arenaria imbricata Lag. & Rodr. Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. amabilis (Bory) H.Lindb. Arenaria tetraquetra var. amabilis (Bory) Gürke Arenaria tetraquetra var. epitricha (Font Quer) Font Quer ex M.Laínz Arenaria tetraquetra var. granatensis Boiss. Arenaria tetraquetra var. imbricata (Lag. & Rodr.) Webb Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. imbricata (Lag. & Rodr.) M.Laínz Minuartia imbricata (Lag. & Rodr.) Mattf. Spergula imbricata (Lag. & Rodr.) D.Dietr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |