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Cerastium lithospermifolium Fisch.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium lithospermifolium Fisch. 
Habitatgrassland
Altitude300-3600m
Descriptionglandular pubescent, leaves ovate-lanceolate, 10-25mm, white pilose, acute, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicels erect, 1-3cm, sepals acuminate, petals broadly obovate, 14-16mm
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed 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 , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva )
     Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan )
     China (Xinjiang )
     Mongolia
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Cerastium lithospermifolium Fisch., Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 81 (1812)

Siberia, c. Asia, Xinjiang, Mongolia
30 ALT BRY CTA IRK KRA TVA 32 KAZ KGZ TZK UZB 36 CHX 37 MON

300-3600m

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