| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria microstella C.Y.Wu ex L.H.Zhou |
| Habitat | screes |
| Altitude | 4200-4300m |
| Description | stems thin, long hirsute, aristate, leaves saccate, 2-4mm, at base attenuate, sparsely ciliate, acute, flowers few in cyme, petals 5, obovate, obtuse |
| Size | 5-7cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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