| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Eremogone fendleri (A.Gray) Ikonn. |
| Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 139 (1973) |
| Native Range | wc. & sc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-4300m |
| Description | leaves acicular, acuminate, glabrous to strigose, flowers 10-35 in lax cyme, pedicellate, sepals linear-lanceolate, petals spathulate, 4-8mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arenaria fendleri A.Gray Arenaria fendleri ssp. brevifolia Maguire Arenaria fendleri var. brevifolia (Maguire) Maguire Arenaria fendleri var. diffusa Porter Arenaria fendleri ssp. genuina Maguire Arenaria fendleri var. tweedyi (Rydb.) Maguire Arenaria laxiflora Rydb. Arenaria tweedyi Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |