| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Eremogone aculeata (S.Watson) Ikonn. |
| Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 139 (1973) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1500-3400m |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, rigid, narrowly linear, 1-3cm long, stem leaves reduced, inflorescence many flowered, lax cyme, petals ca. 8mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Arenaria aculeata S.Watson Arenaria cogesta var. aculeata (S.Watson) M.E.Jones Arenaria fendleri var. aculeata (S.Watson) S.L.Welsh Arenaria pumicola var. californica Maguire Arenaria salmonensis L.F.Hend. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |