| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria oreophila Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India 1: 238 (1874) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Qinghai and e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3500-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves linear, 1-2cm, acute, stem leaves ovate, 5-15mm, hirsute, obtuse, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals elliptic, glandular villose, petals narrowly obovate, 7-8mm |
| Size | 4-9cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 | Arenaria lichiangensis W.W.Sm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |