| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria brachypetala Bunge |
| Synonyms | Stellaria alatavica Popov |
| Stellaria popovii Pusalkar | |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 1700-4300m |
| Description | leaves 1-2cm long, lanceolate, acuminate, at base ciliate, inflorescence ramose, terminal, few-flowered, bracts white scarious, sepals lanceolate, petals bipartite |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
|