| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria montioides (Edgew. & Hook.f.) Ghaz. |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3300-4400m |
| Description | glabrous, stems shiny, leaves 1-4cm long, linear, acute, distinctly uninerved, often erect and in fascicles, flowers solitary, sepals lanceolate, acute, petals bilobate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| 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-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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