Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Cerastium terrae-novae Fernald & Wiegand |
Bibliography | Rhodora 22: 176 (1921) |
Native Range | Newfoundland |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 20-700m |
Description | leaves sessile, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, densely glandular hirsute, flowers 1-3 in lax cyme, bracts ovate-lanceolate, petals narrowly oblanceolate, 7-10mm long, bifid |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 | Cerastium beeringianum ssp. terrae-novae (Fernald & Wiegand) Hultén Cerastium terrae-novae f. waghornei Fernald & Wiegand |
Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (NFL Newfoundland) |