| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Odontostemma roseiflorum (Sprague) Sadeghian & Zarre |
| Synonyms | Arenaria roseiflora Sprague |
| Arenaria atuntziensis C.Y.Wu ex L.H.Zhu | |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 2700-4500m |
| Description | stems violet, stem leaves sessile, lanceolate or elliptic, 7-15mm, ciliate, obtuse, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals violet, lanceolate, petals obovate, 10-15mm, emarginate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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