| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria aphanantha Wedd. |
| Habitat | rocks and screes |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | rooting, leaves loosely imbricate, coriaceous, narrowly lanceolate, acerose, glabrous, 3-5mm, flowers solitary, amongst upper leaves, calyx glabrous, petals oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| 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, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Ecuador , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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