Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Mesostemma martjanovii (Krylov) Ikonn. |
Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 13: 114 (1976) |
Native Range | Altay to Kazakhstan and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glandular-hirsute, leaves congested, oblong-ovate, 5-7mm, acuminate, flowers axillary or terminal, pedicellate, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, petals 4, bifid, 6-8mm long |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Stellaria martjanovi Krylov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |