| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Heterochroa petraea Bunge |
| Synonyms | Arenaria sericea Ser. |
| Gypsophila bungeana D.Dietr. | |
| Gypsophila sericea (Ser.) Krylov | |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Altitude | 1600-2400m |
| Description | rooting, leaves sessile, lanceolate, 15mm, flowers solitary, terminal and axillary, calyx broadly campanulate, petals abaxially lilac, oblanceolate, 10-15mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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