| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Mesostemma karatavicum (Schischk.) Vved. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Uzbekistansk. Fil. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 3: 4 (1941) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-1900m |
| Description | stems numerous, ramose, cylindrical, pubescent, leaves sessile, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, 1-3cm long, flowers terminal or axillary, numerous, long pedicellate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arenaria karatavica Lipsch. ex Schischk. Stellaria karatavica Schischk. Stellaria serawschanica Popov ex Schischk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |