Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria imbricata Bunge |
Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. [C.F.von Ledebour] 2: 159 (1830) |
Native Range | Altay to Xinjiang and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves imbricate, oblong-lanceolate, 10-11mm, glabrous, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals ovate with broadly membranous margin, petals bifid, 5-7mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Stellaria palustris var. imbricata (Bunge) Krylov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |