| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria alpamarcae A.Gray |
| Bibliography | U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 116 (1854) |
| Native Range | Peru |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | glabrous, leaves imbricate, ovate-lanceolate, 4-6mm, rigid, sharply acuminate, peduncles 2-4mm, 1-flowered, sepals usually 5, 3-4mm, similar to leaves, petals absent |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |