| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia muschleri Chaudhri |
| Bibliography | Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 285: 168 (1968) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-4500m |
| Description | leaves narrowly ovate, subamplexicaule, acerose, minutely pubescent, glabrescent, 3-5mm, stipules lanceolate, flowers shortly pedicellate in few flowered clusters |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 | Paronychia rigida Muschl. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |