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Stellaria persica Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesStellaria persica Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 85 (1854)
Native RangeCaucasus to e. Turkey and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionglabrous, stems square, leaves lanceolate-linear, sessile, acute, inflorescence lax, flowers in cymes, sepals lanceolate, acute, petals deeply bilobate, lobes linear
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsStellaria glauca var. persica (Boiss.) Boiss.
Stellaria glauca f. virens (Fenzl) Regel
Stellaria glauca var. virens Fenzl
Stellaria virens (Fenzl) Rupr.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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