| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Colobanthus apetalus (Labill.) Druce |
| Bibliography | Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 616 (1917) |
| Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania, Antipodean Is., New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves linear, 1-2cm, soft, often curvate, pedicels usually 12mm long, sepals 2-4mm long, acuminate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Spergula apetala Labill. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (ATP Antipodean Is., NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |