| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Polycarpon polycarpoides (Biv.) Zodda |
| Bibliography | Nuovo Giorn, Bot. Ital., n.s., 15: 347 (1908) |
| Native Range | Italy, Sicilia, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-3000m |
| Description | glaucous, glabrous, leaves opposite, lanceolate to obovate, attenuate to short petiole, rounded, mucronate, scabrous, stipules 1mm, acuminate, flowers in terminal cyme |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Arenaria peploides Lapeyr. Hagaea polycarpoides Biv. Lahaya polycarpoides (Biv.) Schult. Mollia polycarpoides (Biv.) Guss. Mollia polycarpon Spreng. Polycarpon bivonae J.Gay Polycarpon cupanii Bubani Polycarpon latifolium Bertol. Polycarpon peploides DC. Polycarpon peploides ssp. bivonae Batt. Polycarpon polycarpoides ssp. bivonae (Batt.) Maire & Weiller Polycarpon polycarpoides var. bivonae (Batt.) Maire Polycarpon tetraphyllum ssp. polycarpoides (Biv.) Iamonico |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |