| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Spergularia arbuscula (Gay) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 85: 40 (1929) |
| Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | glabrous, new shoots shortly hirsute, leaves narrowly linear, as large as stipules, flowers solitary, sepals obtuse, petals as large as calyx |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 | Arenaria lignosa Phil. Arenaria teretifolia Phil. Paronychia arbuscula Gay Spergularia fruticosa Phil. Spergularia lignosa (Phil.) Rohrb. Spergularia teretifolia (Phil.) Phil. Tissa fruticosa (Phil.) Reiche Tissa lignosa (Phil.) Reiche Tissa teretifolia (Phil.) Reiche |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |