| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montiopsis sericea (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 74: 276 (1993) |
| Native Range | nc & c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3700m |
| Description | leaves blue-grey, sericeous, linear, 1-3cm, basally crowded, flowers in cyme, corolla often over 2cm across, petals imbricate, anthers up to 40, golden-yellow |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright pink |
| Bloom | 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, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia argentea Phil. Calandrinia ferruginea Barnéoud Calandrinia sericea Hook. & Arn. Calandrinia sericea var. longipes Hook. & Arn. Calandriniopsis sericea (Hook. & Arn.) E.Franz Claytonia ferruginea (Barnéoud) Kuntze Claytonia sericea (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |