| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Philippiella patagonica Speg. |
| Bibliography | Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Nac. La Plata 3: 566 (1897) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | leaves dense, linear to obovate, rigid, about 1.5mm long, in opposite pairs, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals 4, carnose, petals filiform |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |