| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia hieronymi Pax |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 34 (1893) |
| Native Range | w. Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-4800m |
| Description | stems numerous, minutely pubescent, leaves approximate, coriaceous, narrowly oblong or lanceolate, flat, pubescent, acerose-mucronate, bracts ovate, acute, entire, white |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Paronychia chilensis var. hieronymi (Pax) Hosseus |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |