| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria peruviana (Muschl.) Molinari |
| Bibliography | Polish Bot. J. 61: 276 (2016) |
| Native Range | Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-4500m |
| Description | stems densely leafy, glabrous, leaves lanceolate, acute, rigid, carnose, densely ciliate, otherwise glabrous, shiny, peduncles glabrous, sepals linear, scarious, petals ovate |
| Size | 3-4cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Pycnophyllum peruvianum Muschl. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |