| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria pycnophylloides Pax |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 29 (1893) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate, lanceolate, acuminate, shiny, rather coriaceous, densely ciliate, flowers solitary, petals obtuse, minute or absent |
| Size | 2-3cm |
| Color | |
| 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, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arenaria pycnophylloides var. compacta Pax |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |