White jade grass, central seed order, caryophyllaceae, fly grass perennial herb, 40–100 cm tall, the whole plant is hairless, gray-green, short-stemmed leaves, heart-shaped; white flowers, clustered, with a bead-shaped pedestal. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruit period is from August to September.
The flower type is small and exquisite, chic and cute.
Young plants, edible as wild vegetables, the roots are rich in saponins, can be used instead of soap.
White jade grass is distributed in Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in China. It is also found in Mongolia, Nepal, India, Iran, Turkey, as well as in Europe and Africa (north).
It grows at altitudes of 150–2700 m in meadows, shrubs, gravel meadows under forests, and in wastelands. Sometimes grown in farmland.
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