| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calandrinia sitiens I.M.Johnst. |
| 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 | rosette, tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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