| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia chilensis DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 3: 379 (1828) |
| Native Range | Ecuador, w. Bolivia to s. South America |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-2000m |
| Description | stems numerous, in upper part ramose, leaves green, linear-oblong, sharply acute, 1cm long, bracts acute, to 6mm long, sepals abaxially hirsute |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Paronychia chilensis var. cordobensis Kuntze Paronychia chilensis var. penicillata Chodat Paronychia longifolia Steud. Polygonum ciliatum Kunze ex Meisn. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador) 84 Brazil (BZS Brazil South) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |