| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria olympica J.Gay |
| Bibliography | Rev. Bot. Recueil Mens. 2: 370 (1847) |
| Native Range | sw. Bulgaria to w. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems densely leafy, leaves small, elliptic-oblong, ciliate, flowers shortly pedicellate, 1-3, in terminal clusters, calyx ovate, adpressed white hirsute |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | |
| 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 |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |