| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Facchinia aretioides (Port. ex J.Gay) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | ne. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Description | caespitose, leaves densely imbricate, spathulate, acute, curvate, 3-nerved, glabrous, flowers solitary, subsessile, sepals 4, erect, ovate, obtuse, petals 4, ca. 5mm |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsine aretioides (Port. ex J.Gay) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Arenaria aretioides Port. ex J.Gay, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 3: 34 (1824) Facchinia cherlerioides ssp. aretioides (Port. ex J.Gay) Dillenb. & Kadereit Minuartia aretioides (Port. ex J.Gay) Schinz & Thell. Sabulina aretioides (Port. ex J.Gay) Hayek Somerauera quadrifaria Hoppe Somerauera quadrifida Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany) |