| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria mauritanica (Batt.) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | Algeria |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1400-1700m |
| Description | caespitose, glabrous, leaves ovate-lanceolate, opposite, acute, 4-5mm, stem leaves curvate, fasciculate, inflorescence terminal, capitate, 10-15mm, calyx 6-7mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 aggregata ssp. mauritanica (Batt.) Maire Arenaria capitata var. austro-oranensis Maire Arenaria capitata ssp. mauritanica (Batt.) Jahand. & Maire Arenaria tetraquetra ssp. mauritanica Batt., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 545 (1907) |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |