| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria argaea Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 741 (1867) |
| Native Range | c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems procumbent, short, leaves obovate, glabrous or shortly ciliate, flowers subsessile, of 7-10 in clusters, calyx ovate, shortly adpressed sericeous-hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |