| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria alpina Chaix |
| Bibliography | Hist. Pl. Dauphine [D.Villars] 1: 379 (1786) |
| Native Range | Alps, e. Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3400m |
| Description | flowers small, with violet anthers, leaves elliptic to obovate, ciliate, to 5mm long, yellow-green |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Herniaria alpestris Lam. Herniaria ciliata Clairv. Herniaria incana ssp. alpina (Chaix) Bonnier & Layens Herniaria lenticulata All. Paronychia alpina (Chaix) E.H.L.Krause |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |