| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Shivparvatia melandryiformis (F.N.Williams) Satish Chandra & |
| Synonyms | Arenaria melandryiformis F.N.Williams |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 4000-4900m |
| Description | basal leaves linear-saccate, 1-2cm, stem leaves lanceolate, ciliate, acute, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicellate, sepals lanceolate, obtuse, petals obovate, 8-12mm, entire |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | 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 (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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