| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Orostachys cartilaginea Boriss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 9: 482 (1939) |
| Native Range | s. Russian Far East to n. & e. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves in rosette oblong-lanceolate, spinescent, stem leaves linear, 15-35mm, with cartilagenous margins, flowers in cylindrical raceme, petals oblong; biennial |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; detachment of rosette |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (PRM Primorye) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central) |