| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Polycarpaea aristata (Aiton) C.Sm. ex DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 3: 373 (1828) |
| Native Range | Canary Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 200-1200m |
| Description | very ramose, leaves in false whorls, spathulate, sparsely hirsute, on apex long aristate, grey-green, inflorescence axillary and terminal, corolla 5-merous |
| Size | 7-12cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Illecebrum aristatum Aiton Lahaya aristata Schult. Paronychia aristata (Aiton) Dum.Cours. Polycarpaea divaricata var. aristata (Aiton) Bornm. Polycarpaea teneriffae var. aristata (Aiton) Pit. Polycarpon aristatum (Aiton) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |