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Cerastium tianschanicum Schischk.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium tianschanicum Schischk. 
BibliographyTrudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 2: 136 (1936)
Native RangeCentral Asia to ne. Afghanistan and Xinjiang
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptiondensely pubescent, leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, 3-5cm long, subamplexicaule, flowers in lax cyme, sepals lanceolate, glandular pubescent, petals oblong-obovate
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCerastium vulgatum var. tianschanicum (Schischk.) Kozhevn.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
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