| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria lanata Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India 1: 232 (1874) |
| Native Range | Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2700-4100m |
| Description | densely white lanate, leaves sessile, narrowly lanceolate to linear, 1-3cm, acute, flowers few in terminal cyme, sepals 5, ovate, petals shorter than sepals |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |