| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria polytrichoides Edgew. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 237 (1874) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Qinghai and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3500-5500m |
| Description | leaves imbricate, subulate, 5-10mm, amplexicaule, sparsely ciliate, acute, flowers solitary, sessile, bracts lanceolate, sepals ovate, obtuse, petals obovate, 4-6mm long |
| Size | 3-11cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dolophragma polytrichoides (Edgew.) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |