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Arenaria cavanillesiana (Font Quer & Rivas Goday) Nieto Fel  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesArenaria cavanillesiana (Font Quer & Rivas Goday) Nieto Fel 
BibliographyCandollea 40: 477 (1985)
Native RangeSpain
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-800m
Descriptiondensely hirsute, leaves ca. 1cm, lanceolate, subulate, acerose, stem leaves smaller, curvate, inflorescence attenuate, racemose, calyx densely hirsute, petals 5-7mm
Size10-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
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 var. cavanillesiana Font Quer & Rivas Goday
Arenaria aggregata ssp. cavanillesiana (Font Quer & Rivas Goday) Greuter & Burdet
Arenaria querioides ssp. cavanillesiana (Font Quer & Rivas Goday) P.Monts.
Arenaria tetraquetra var. cavanillesiana (Font Quer & Rivas Goday) M.Laínz
Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. cavanillesiana (Font Quer & Rivas Goday) Rivas Mart.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
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