Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Arenaria tomentosa Willk. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 25: 15 (1852) |
Native Range | se. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2200m |
Description | densely silvery crispate-hirsute, leaves imbricate, 1-2mm, ovate, obtuse, curvate, flowers pentamerous, terminal, shortly pedicellate, 1-3, sepals lanceolate, petals 5-7mm |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 | Arenaria aggregata ssp. tomentosa (Willk.) Font Quer Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. tomentosa (Willk.) M.Laínz |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |