| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Stellaria porsildii C.C.Chinnappa |
| Bibliography | Syst. Bot. 17: 29 (1992) |
| Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2400-2500m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, sessile, linear to linear-lanceolate, 3-4cm, on base ciliate, flowers solitary, axillary, long pedicellate, petals deeply bilobate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |