| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Odontostemma ionandrum (Diels) Sadeghian & Zarre |
| Synonyms | Arenaria ionandra Diels |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 3600-5300m |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, oblong or ovate, 3-7mm, thick, glabrous, obtuse, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals orbiculate, petals broadly ovate, 5-8mm long, emarginate |
| Size | 4-10cm |
| Color | white, partly violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 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
ionandrum melanotrichum (H.F.Comber) Rabeler & W.L.Wagner, PhytoKeys 63: 84 (2016)
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