| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Odontostemma pogonanthum (W.W.Sm.) Sadeghian & Zarre |
| Synonyms | Arenaria pogonantha W.W.Sm. |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-4400m |
| Description | leaves sessile, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 5-10mm, villose, obtuse, flowers 1-4, pedicellate, sepals lanceolate-ovate, obtuse, petals broadly obovate, 5-8mm, shallowly dentate |
| Size | 7-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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