| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium floccosum Benth. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 162 (1845) |
| Native Range | Colombia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely floccose-tomentose, leaves lanceolate, long acuminate, 3-4cm, flowers crowded in terminal dichasium, calyx campanulate, petals emarginate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| 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 |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, PER Peru) |