| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium peruvianum Muschl. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 445 (1911) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to Bolivia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4300-4600m |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, ca. 7mm, flowers on stem of three, sepals lanate, glandular, black punctate, petals retuse, ca. 6mm long |
| Size | 3-4cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |