| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Chamaerhodos altaica (Laxm.) Bunge |
| Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. [C.F.von Ledebour] 1: 429 (1829) |
| Native Range | Siberia to Kazakhstan and n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | basal leaves linear, 15-25mm, tripartite, lateral segments pinnatisect or entire, flowers 1-5, 4-5mm across, petals obovate, glabrous |
| Size | 5-7cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Chamaerhodos altaica var. acaulis Bunge Chamaerhodos altaica var. alpestris Bunge Chamaerhodos altaica var. mongolica (Bunge) Trautv. Chamaerhodos altaica var. orientalis Bunge Sibbaldia altaica Laxm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia) 37 Mongolia |