| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Minuartiella pestalozzae (Boiss.) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
| Synonyms | Alsine pestalozzae Boiss. |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1600-2200m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, rigid, lanceolate, pungent, dense, imbricate, stem leaves remote, short, flowers 3-4 in fascicles, sepals long lanceolate, acuminate, petals oblong |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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