| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria dichotoma L. |
| Synonyms | Cerastium dichotomum (L.) Crantz |
| Stellaria filipes Kom. | |
| Stellaria pallasiana Ser. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 200-3100m |
| Description | cylindrical taproot, stems ramose, glandular-pubescent, leaves numerous, sessile, subglabrous, ovate, cordate, or linear, flowers terminal, solitary, petals very incised |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Russian Far East (Amur ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
dichotoma lanceolata Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 547 (1835)
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