| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium subpilosum Hayata |
| Synonyms | Arenaria subpilosa (Hayata) Ohwi |
| Cerastium taiwanense Y.C.Liu | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-3900m |
| Description | leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, 3-5cm, adaxially acerose-pilose, abaxially subglabrous, remotely ciliate, acute, flowers in terminal lax cyme, petals ca. 5mm |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| 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
Eastern Asia (Taiwan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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