| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria parvifolia Benth. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 163 (1845) |
| Native Range | w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-4800m |
| Description | stems trailing, ramose, glabrous, leaves minute, ovate-spathulate, shortly petiolate, basally ciliate, 4-8mm, flowers solitary, axillary, pedicellate, petals ovate |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arenaria parvifolia var. schiedeana Rohrb. Arenaria parvifolia var. spathulifolia Rohrb. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |