| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria pungens Clemente ex Lag. |
| Bibliography | Gen. Sp. Pl.: 15 (1816) |
| Native Range | s. Spain, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1600-3800m |
| Description | leaves very rigid, acute, linear-acicular, triquetrous, patent, flowers usually solitary, long pedicellate, sepals longer than petals |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arenaria pungens var. glabrescens Ball Arenaria pungens var. microsperma Maire Eremogone pungens (Clemente ex Lag.) Fenzl |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |