| Family | LYTHRACEAE |
| Genus species | Pleurophora patagonica Speg. |
| Bibliography | Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Nac. La Plata 3: 518 (1897) |
| Native Range | s. & w. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | pubescent, leaves cruciate, ovate-lanceolate, 2-9mm long, with sharp, spinose apex, basally ciliate, flowers in small, leafy fascicles, 8mm long, petals 5-6mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Pleurophora lignosa L.B.Sm. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest) |