| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Herniaria boissieri J.Gay |
| Bibliography | Rev. Bot. Recueil Mens. 2: 370 (1847) |
| Native Range | s. Spain (Sierra Nevada) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-3300m |
| Description | leaves imbricate, 2-3mm, elliptic, obtuse, carnose, densely sericeous pubescent, stipules 2mm, lanceolate-triangular, ciliate, clusters 6-12-flowered, axillary and terminal |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | |
| 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 | Herniaria alpina var. frigida (J.Gay ex Willk.) Maire & Weiller Herniaria alpina ssp. frigida (J.Gay ex Willk.) Nyman Herniaria boissieri var. frigida Maire & Weiller Herniaria frigida J.Gay ex Willk. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |