| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium imbricatum Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 6: 28 (1823) |
| Native Range | w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3600-4500m |
| Description | leaves sessile, densely imbricate, spathulate-oblong, softly lanate, 8-15mm, flowers terminal, shortly pedicellate, calyx hispid, campanulate, petals oblong, cuneate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cerastium imbicatum var. laxum Rohrb. Cerastium imbricatum var. mandonianum Rohrb. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |