| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria ciliata L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 425 (1753) |
| Native Range | nw. Ireland, c. & e. Alps to n. Albania, Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Description | stems square, leaves elliptic to spathulate, at least on margins hirsute, flowers 2-7, rarely solitary, 6-10mm across, anthers white |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsinanthus ciliatus (L.) Desv. Alsinella ciliata (L.) S.F.Gray Arenaria ciliata ssp. bernensis Favarger Arenaria ciliata ssp. hibernica Ostenf. & O.C.Dahl Arenaria ciliata var. longipes Rouy Arenaria ciliata f. multicaulis-grandiflora Gaudin Arenaria ciliata var. subacaulis Gaudin ex Bamb. Arenaria ciliata var. subuniflora Gaudin Moehringia ciliata (L.) Dalla Torre Stellaria ciliata Jess. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (IRE Ireland) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |
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