| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Diarthron altaicum (Thiéb.-Bern. ex Pers.) Kit Tan |
| Synonyms | Stellera altaica Thiéb.-Bern. ex Pers. |
| Passerina racemosa Wikstr. | |
| Wikstroemia altaica (Thiéb.-Bern. ex Pers.) Domke | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | glabrous, leaves lanceolate, acute, shortly petiolate, 1-2cm long, flowers in terminal, capitate racemes, petals spreading, ovate, acute |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | pinkish white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
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