| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria musciformis Triana & Planch. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 17: 150 (1862) |
| Native Range | nw. Venezuela to Colombia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stems ramose, glabrous, leaves minute, approximate, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, mucronulate, ciliate, flowers solitary, terminal and axillary, petals spathulate |
| Size | 2-3cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |