Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria semivestita Edgew. |
Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 230 (1874) |
Native Range | c. & w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2400m |
Description | lanate, stems crowded, densely leafy, leaves subulate, 10-15mm, curvate, flowers pedicellate, 15mm across, sepals acuminate, black striate, tomentose, petals bifid |
Size | 5-15cm |
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 |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |