| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria standleyi Baehni & J.F.Macbr. |
| Bibliography | Publ. Field Mus Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 604 (1937) |
| Native Range | Peru |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-5000m |
| Description | leaves imbricate, ovate-lanceolate, coriaceous, acute, subacerose, ca. 3mm long, minutely ciliate, flowers solitary amongst upper leaves, petals obovate, 2-3mm |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |