| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montiopsis copiapina (Phil.) D.I.Ford |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 74: 275 (1993) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & nc. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1900-4300m |
| Description | leaves narrowly oblong, 8-15mm, stems with several alternate leaves and compact, terminal raceme of small flowers, corolla short, thinly pedicellate, sepals glandular-hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia copiapina Phil. Calandrinia polia Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |