| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria poeppigiana Rohrb. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 37: 265 (1872) |
| Native Range | Peru |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems procumbent, densely leafy, leaves linear, long acuminate, densely pubescent, 10-15mm, flowers in diachsium, pedicellate, petals oblong, 5mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |