| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium kunthii Briq. |
| Bibliography | Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genéve 13-14: 382 (1911) |
| Native Range | Venezuela to Colombia and Ecuador, nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-3500m |
| Description | stems pilose, viscid, basal leaves lanceolate, acuminate, margin revolute, densely viscid pubescent, flowers in sparse dichasium, thinly pedicellate, petals 5-6mm |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cerastium glutinosum Kunth |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |