Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Moehringia papulosa Bertol. |
Bibliography | Fl. Ital. 4: 363 (1840) |
Native Range | c. Apennines |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves to 25mm long, spathulate to narrowly elliptic, green or often grey, flowers 1-5, with 4-5 petals and sepals, ca. 8mm across, in cyme |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria papulosa (Bertol.) Fernald |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |