| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia bryoides Hochst. ex A.Rich. |
| Bibliography | Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 302 (1848) |
| Native Range | nw. Ethiopia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4200-4500m |
| Description | leaves few, deciduous, oblong, acute, flowers in small terminal clusters, completely covered with white scarious bracts |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | 2 Africa 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ETH Ethiopia) |