Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria depressa Em.Schmid |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 41 (1932) |
Native Range | Tibet to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 5000-5500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3-7mm long, 1-veined, apex subobtuse, flowers 2-7, 6-8mm across, in cyme, sepals ovate-lanceolate, subobtuse, sepals bifid |
Size | 7-12cm |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |