| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria decumbens Edgew. |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 35 (1846) |
| Native Range | e. & ne Afghanistan to China and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-5600m |
| Description | leaves sessile, lanceolate, 3-4mm long, glabrous or ciliate, rigid, acuminate, flowers 1-4 in dense cyme, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, petals 2-3mm long, incised |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsine decumbens (Edgew.) Kuntze Stellaria decumbens var. edgeworthii Edgew. & Hook.f. Stellaria decumbens var. stracheyi Edgew. & Hook.f. Stellaria petraea Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |