| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria cretica (Chaudhri) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | Crete |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 1200-2100m |
| Description | matted, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, leaves shortly petiolate, 2-4mm, elliptic or suborbiculate, flowers 1-2mm in cluster, sepals glabrous, often purple with white margins |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Herniaria parnassica ssp. cretica Chaudhri, Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 285: 333 (1968) |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |