| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria saxosa A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 18 (1853) |
| Native Range | Colorado, sw. USA to w. Texas, c. & s. Mexico to Guatemala and Panama |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3100m |
| Description | stems thin, procumbent, in lower half leafy, leaves oblong-lanceolate, 1-2cm long, flowers in cyme, petals 3mm long, capsule oval |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arenaria confusa Rydb. Arenaria lanuginosa var. cinerascens (B.L.Rob.) Shinners Arenaria lanuginosa var. mearnsii (Wooton & Standl.) Kearney & Pebbles Arenaria lanuginosa ssp. saxosa (A.Gray) Maguire Arenaria lanuginosa var. saxosa (A.Gray) Zarucci & al. Arenaria mearnsii Wooton & Standl. Arenaria polycaulos Rydb. Arenaria saxosa var. cinerascens B.L.Rob. Arenaria saxosa var. mearnsii (Wooton & Standl.) Kearney & Pebbles Spergulastrum lanuginosum ssp. saxosum (A.Gray) W.A.Weber |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (GUA Guatemala, PAN Panamá) |