| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Saponaria lutea L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 585 (1762) |
| Native Range | sw. & s. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | leaves sublinear, canaliculate, inflorescence subumbellate, flowers ca. 8mm across, calyx cylindrical, petals ovate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 | Smegmathamnium luteum Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |
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