| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium rupicola Ohwi |
| Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 12: 379 (1936) |
| Native Range | Japan (c. Honshu) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | pubescent, leaves lanceolate-linear, 1-2cm long, acute, flowers few in lax cyme, peduncles glandular-hirsute, sepals ovate, glabrous, petals 1cm, bifid |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cerastium schizopetalum var. bifidum Takeda Cerastium schizopetalum var. rupicola (Ohwi) S.Akiyama Cerastium yazawanum H.Koidz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |