| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium carinthiacum Vest |
| Bibliography | Bot. Zeitung (Regensburg) 6: 120 (1807) |
| Native Range | e. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 900-2400m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves shiny green, ovate to lanceolate, acute, flowers of 2-7, 10-18mm across, supporting bracts with broad, scariose margins |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Cerastium alpinum var. carinthiacum (Vest) Roth Stellaria carinthiaca Jess. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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