| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Schizotechium americanum (Porter ex B.L.Rob.) Arabi & al. |
| Bibliography | Taxon 71: 624 (2022) |
| Native Range | Alberta to Montana |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-2800m |
| Description | leaves sessile, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 1-3cm, obtuse, viscid, flowers 1-5 in terminal cyme, corolla 5-10mm across, sepals ovate, glandular pubescent, petals 5 |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsine americana (Porter ex B.L.Rob.) Rydb. Arenaria stephaniana var. americana (Porter ex B.L.Rob.) Shinners Stellaria americana (Porter ex B.L.Rob.) Standl. Stellaria dichotoma var. americana Porter ex B.L.Rob. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana) |