| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Shivparvatia rhodantha (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Rabeler |
| Synonyms | Arenaria rhodantha Pax & K.Hoffm. |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves elliptic or ovate, 5-6mm, ciliate, acute, cuspidate, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicellate, sepals violet, petals obovate, 8-9mm long, obtuse |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | violet |
| 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 , Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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