| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia serpyllifolia (Chaix) DC. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [J.B..A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle] éd. 3, 3: 404 (1805) |
| Native Range | Spain, Pyrenees, sw. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1100-2100m |
| Description | stems trailing, ramose, subglabrous, leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, subsessile, ciliate, stipules short, inflorescence terminal, spherical, bracts silvery |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | Ferriera serpyllifolia Bubani Illecebrum serpyllifolium Chaix Paronychia capitata var. serpyllifolia (Chaix) W.D.J.Koch Paronychia capitata ssp. serpyllifolia (Chaix) Arcang. Paronychia kapela ssp. serpyllifolia (Chaix) Graebn. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |