| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria blatteri Mattf. |
| Synonyms | Arenaria bungei Barkoudah |
| Gypsophila alsinoides Bunge | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Description | stems glabrous, ramose, leaves few, basal, linear-lanceolate, acute, minute, margins scarious, flowers in composite cyme, calyx glabrous, petals laciniate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed 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 , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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