| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria rotundifolia M.Bieb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 343 (1808) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Central Asia and Iran, e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2700m |
| Description | stem thin, leaves shortly petiolate, orbiculate, obtuse, flowers in 5-9-flowered cyme, shortly pedicellate, sepals as long as elliptic petals |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsinanthus rotundifolius (M.Bieb.) Desv. Arenaria biflora Griseb. Arenaria pauciflora (Boiss.) Prodan Arenaria rotundifolia var. pauciflora Boiss. Arenaria transsilvanica Simonk. Arenaria turkestanica Schischk. Euthalia rotundifolia Rupr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |