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Sabulina foliosa (Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.) Dillenb.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSabulina foliosa (Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.) Dillenb. 
BibliographyTaxon 63: 86 (2014)
Native RangeAfghanistan to Nepal
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2700-3900m
Descriptionglabrous, stems thin, leaves narrowly linear, acute, often flexuous, 1-3-veined, bright green, flowers in pedunculate cyme, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, petals entire
Size5-12cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAlsine roylei Fenzl ex Hook.f.
Arenaria foliosa Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.
Minuartia foliosa (Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.) Majumdar
Minuarita kashmirica var. foliosa (Royle ex Edgew & Hook.f.) Pusalkar
Minuartia lineata f. foliosa (Royle ex Edgew. & Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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