| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria irrigua Bunge |
| Synonyms | Stellaria leiosperma Pobed. |
| Stellaria weberi B.Boivin | |
| Stellaria wutaica Hand.-Mazz. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves ovate-oblong, at base tapered, at apex obtuse, flowers 3-7 in terminal raceme, pedicels filiform, sepals ovate, acute, petals small, bifid |
| Size | 2-3cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Amur , Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Magadan , Primorye , Sakhalin ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Mexico (Mexico Central , Mexico Northeast , Mexico Southwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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