| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria humifusa Rottb. |
| Synonyms | Arenaria purshiana Ser. |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | stems glabrous, rooting, leaves oblong, acuminate, sessile, thickish, 3-4mm long, flowers few, shortly pedicellate, axillary and terminal, petals 4-5mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Iceland , Norway , Svalbard ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Sakhalin ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia , Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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