| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Facchinia cherlerioides (Sieber) Dillenb. & Kadereit |
| Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 72: 362 (2015) |
| Native Range | se. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3400m |
| Description | leaves small, to 3mm, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, glabrous, 3-veined, imbricate, flowers 4-7mm, solitary, very shortly pedicellate, petals shorter than 3-veined sepals |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 | Alsine cherlerioides (Sieber) Dalla Torre Alsine octandra (Sieber ex Spreng.) Fernald Arenaria octandra (Sieber ex Spreng.) Fernald Cherleria imbricata Ser. Cherleria octandra Sieber ex Spreng. Minuartia aretioides ssp. cherlerioides (Sieber) Mattf. Minuartia cherlerioides (Sieber) Bech. Schmidtia cherlerioides Sieber Siebera argentea Steud. Siebera cherlerioides (Sieber) Hoppe Somerauera cherlerioides (Sieber) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |