| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Eremogone lithophila (Rydb.) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | wc. Canada to wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-3100m |
| Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves erect, filiform, 3-6cm, herbaceous, inflorescence prolifered, lax cyme, flowers pedicellate, pedicels glabrous, sepals rounded, petals 5-8m |
| 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 congesta var. lithophila (Rydb.) Maguire Arenaria lithophila (Rydb.) Rydb. Arenaria subcongesta var. lithophila Rydb., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 148 (1900) Eremogone congesta var. lithophila (Rydb.) Dorn |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |