Stellaria crispata Wallich ex D. Don; S. glandulifera Klotzsch; S. nyalamensis L. H. Zhou.

Stems yellow, quadrangular, 50--80(--120) cm tall, stout, shiny, glandular pubescent, with 1 or 2 rows of hairs above. Seed 1 maturing per carpel, brown, globose, ca. 3 mm, somewhat rugulose or granular. Fl. Aug--Sep, fr. Sep--Oct. 2n = 36, 52.

Forests; 2700--2800 m. Xizang [Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan, Sikkim].