| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Pycnophyllum bryoides (Phil.) Rohrb. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 36: 662 (1870) |
| Native Range | sw. Peru to nw. Argentina and. n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4100-4600m |
| Description | leaves crowded, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 2-3mm long, flowers 3-5mm long, thinly pedicellate, petals bifid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Stichophyllum bryoides Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |