| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cistanthe sitiens (I.M.Johnst.) J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores |
| Bibliography | Int. Rock Gard. 132: 45 (2020) |
| Native Range | n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-1000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves long petiolate, obovate or orbiculate, 4-6cm, carnose, stem leaves opposite, 2-3cm, flowers 8-15 in corymbose cyme, bracts oblong, acute, sepals elliptic, 4mm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in summer |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia sitiens I.M.Johnst. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |