| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Heterochroa desertorum Bunge |
| Bibliography | Verz. Altai Pfl.: 29 (1836) |
| Native Range | s. Siberia to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1400-1500m |
| Description | leaves linear-subulate, 4-15mm, acute, inflorescence ramose, flowers pedicellate, calyx campanulate, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals lilac striate, ovate, ca. 6mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gypsophila desertorum (Bunge) Fenzl |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHQ Qinghai) 37 Mongolia |