| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Spergularia depauperata (Naudin) Rohrb. |
| Synonyms | Arenaria depauperata Naudin |
| Spergularia rengifoi Phil. | |
| Spergularia tenella Phil. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-3800m |
| Description | glandular-lanate, leaves linear, sharply acute, 10-14mm, bracts 4mm, flowers 2-4 in panicle, large, 2cm across, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 6-8cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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