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Moehringia pendula (Waldst. & Kit.) Fenzl  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesMoehringia pendula (Waldst. & Kit.) Fenzl 
BibliographyVers. Darstell. Alsin.: 46 (1833)
Native Rangec. Romania to n. Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionleaves sessile, flat, linear, 3-nerved, long as internodes, flowers long pedicellate, 2-3, pentamerous, sepals oblong-lanceolate, uninerved, acute, petals obovate
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArenaria pendula Waldst. & Kit.
Arenaria radicans Steud.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
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