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Image of Cardionema ramosissimum
XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 3600-4000 m. 06 18, 2009
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| Species: | Cardionema ramosissimum (Weinm.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. | |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |  |
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| Record: | 2076 |
| About 3 Cardionema in Chile and 1 in our data base. | |
| About 57 Caryophyllaceae in Chile and 18 in our data base. |
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Height: 5 cm. |
INTRODUCTION |
DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 cm.
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HABITATIn Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:
Habitat according to altitude: Medium altitude up to the timber line
Watering conditions: Dry, arid areas, with long drought periods of 6 - 10 months. Precipitations of 100 mm - 300 mm. are concentrated in winter.
Light conditions: Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
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USES
Useful properties: Weed
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GROWING TIPSThis species has the following hardiness: USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).
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More species from the same Caryophyllaceae family in our data base: Cardionema ramosissimum Cerastium arvense (Cuernecita) Pycnophyllum bryoides (Llaretilla/Tacsana) Saponaria officinalis (Jabonera / Saponaria) |