| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria orbignyana Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 1: 293 (1864) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | leaves thickish, subimbricate, spathulate-lanceolate, acute, serrulate, ciliate, 3-4mm, flowers solitary, terminal, shortly pedicellate, petals obovate-lanceolate, obtuse |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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, PER Peru) |
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