| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montiopsis potentilloides (Barnéoud) D.I.Ford |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 74: 276 (1993) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to nc. & c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4200m |
| Description | leaves narrowly oblong-spathulate, silvery, ca. 8-20mm long, flowers 2-5, with 5-6 petals, 15mm across in lax, terminal cyme, floral stem leafy |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lilac |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia nivalis Phil. Calandrinia potentilloides Barnéoud Calandrinia potentilloides var. minor Barnéoud Calandrinia sericea var. uspallatensis (Phil.) Reiche Calandrinia setosa Phil. Calandrinia uspallatensis Phil. Claytonia potentilloides (Barnéoud) Kuntze Claytonia setosa (Phil.) Kuntze Montiopsis uspallatensis (Phil.) D.I.Ford |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |