Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria balearica L. |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 3(App.): 230 (1768) |
Native Range | Baleares to Montecristo |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 0-1400m |
Description | stems rooting, leaves opposite, ovate, evergreen, very minute, flowers solitary, 6-10mm, calyx purple, sepals ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, petals 3-5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alsinanthus balearicus (L.) Desv. Arenaria caespitosa Salisb. Arenaria corsica Steud. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |