| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Heterochroa microphylla Schrenk |
| Synonyms | Gypsophila microphylla (Schrenk) Fenzl |
| Habitat | screes and moraines |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | stems numerous, thin, densely leafy, strigose, leaves elliptic, thickish, 4-6mm, sessile, obtuse, ciliate, flowers in terminal raceme, calyx campanulate, petals obovate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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