| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montiopsis cistiflora (Gillies ex Arn.) D.I.Ford |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 74: 277 (1933) |
| Native Range | w. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-3500m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, fasciculate, linear-filiform to linear-lanceolate, acute, cymes few flowered, sepals narrowly acute, flowers 5-6-merous, 13-15mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia acuta Meyen ex Walp. Calandrinia biflora Meyen Calandrinia biflora var. glandulosa A.Gray Calandrinia cistiflora Gillies ex Arn. Calandrinia dianthoides Phil. Calandrinia gayana var. acuta Reiche Calandrinia gayana var. glandulosa (A.Gray) Reiche Calandrinia splendens Barnéoud Calandrinia splendens var. dianthoides (Phil.) Reiche Claytonia cistiflora (Gillies ex Arn.) Kuntze Claytonia dianthoides (Phil.) Kuntze Claytonia splendens (Barnéoud) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |
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