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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium tianschanicum Schischk. 
Habitatgrassland
Altitude700-2700m
Descriptiondensely pubescent, leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, 3-5cm long, subamplexicaule, flowers in lax cyme, sepals lanceolate, glandular pubescent, petals oblong-obovate
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan )
     Western Asia (Afghanistan )
     China (Xinjiang)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Cerastium tianschanicum Schischk., Fl. URSS 6: 456 (1936)

Synonyms:
Cerastium vulgatum tianschanicum (Schischk.) Kozhevn.

c. Asia, ne. Afghanistan, Xinjiang
32 KAZ KGZ TZK UZB 34 AFG 36 CHX

700-2700m

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