| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Eremogone griffithii (Boiss.) Ikonn. |
| Synonyms | Arenaria griffithii Boiss. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2200-4000m |
| Description | leaves crowded, linear-subulate, 8-10mm, ciliate, acute, flowers 1-3, bracts ovate, 3mm, pedicels 10-18mm, sepals orbiculate, acute, petals obovate, obtuse, 8-10mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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