| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria deflexa Decne. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 3: 277 (1834) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1200m |
| Description | densely glandular-pubescent, leaves thick, broadly elliptic or obovate, at base tapered, petiolate, flowers 3-10 in lax inflorescence, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, petals 2-3mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arenaria deflexa ssp. pubescens McNeill Arenaria pubescens d´Urv. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |