Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria winkleri (Briq.) Schischk. |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 6: 403 (1936) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-4100m |
Description | glabrous, leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, 5-10mm long, cuneate, acuminate, flowers solitary, axillary, 5mm across, sepals with white, membranous margins |
Size | 3-5cm |
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 | Cerastium schizopetalum H.Winkl. Cerastium winkleri Briq. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |