| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Pycnophyllum glomeratum Mattf. |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 171 (1922) |
| Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3800-4600m |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate, opposite, vaginate, broadly ovate, ca. 1mm long, on margins narrowly membranous, obtuse, mucronulate, convex, flowers dioecious, petals absent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| 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 |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |