Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria arenarioides Shi L.Chen, Rabeler & Turland |
Bibliography | Novon 11: 302 (2001) |
Native Range | n. China to Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-5200m |
Description | leaves sessile, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 4-6mm, margins pubescent, acute, flowers 1-5 in terminal cyme, sepals ovate-lanceolate, petals 1-2mm long, incised |
Size | 5-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 |
Synonyms | Stellaria arenaria Maxim. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) |