| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia pulvinata A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 15: 58 (1864) |
| Native Range | Wyoming to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4200m |
| Description | leaves narrowly elliptic, 2-5mm long, carnose, obtuse, glabrous, stipules ovate, obtuse, entire, flowers usually solitary, terminal, covered by leaves |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Paronychia pulvinata var. longiaristata Chaudhri Paronychia sessiliflora ssp. pulvinata (A.Gray) W.A.Weber |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |