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Cerastium rupicola Ohwi  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium rupicola Ohwi 
BibliographyJ. Jap. Bot. 12: 379 (1936)
Native RangeJapan (c. Honshu)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionpubescent, leaves lanceolate-linear, 1-2cm long, acute, flowers few in lax cyme, peduncles glandular-hirsute, sepals ovate, glabrous, petals 1cm, bifid
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCerastium schizopetalum var. bifidum Takeda
Cerastium schizopetalum var. rupicola (Ohwi) S.Akiyama
Cerastium yazawanum H.Koidz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
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