Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Sabulina caespitosa Rchb. |
Bibliography | Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 788 (1832) |
Native Range | w. & wc. Europe |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | caespitose, leaves opposite, subulate to linear, 3-7mm, obscurely 3-veined, glabrous, flowers 3-5 in lax cymes, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, petals elliptic |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Alsine verna var. hercynica Willk. Minuartia verna ssp. hercynica (Willk.) O.Schwarz Minuartia verna var. hercynica (Willk.) Friedrich Sabulina verna ssp. hercynica (Willk.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (BGM Belgium, GER Germany) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |