Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria peruviana (Muschl.) Molinari |
Bibliography | Polish Bot. J. 61: 276 (2016) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | stems densely leafy, glabrous, leaves lanceolate, acute, rigid, carnose, densely ciliate, otherwise glabrous, shiny, peduncles glabrous, sepals linear, scarious, petals ovate |
Size | 3-4cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Pycnophyllum peruvianum Muschl. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |