| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium mucronatum Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 1: 294 (1864) |
| Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 3300-4500m |
| Description | softly pubescent, viscid, leaves linear to spathulate-lanceolate, mucronate, 3-5cm, flowers few, supported by pointed, mucronate bracts |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |