| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Eremogone kansuensis (Maxim.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
| Synonyms | Arenaria kansuensis Maxim. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-5300m |
| Description | leaves dense, spinose-linear, triquetrous, hard, acute, aristate, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals glabrous, lanceolate, acute, petals obovate, 4-5mm, obtuse |
| Size | 4-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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