| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Pycnophyllum molle J.Rémy |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 6: 355 (1846) |
| Native Range | w. South America to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-5100m |
| Description | soft, leaves yellow-green, orbiculate to obovate, ca. 2mm long, thin, corolla 5mm long, with entire to tridentate petals |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Pycnophyllum aculeatum Muschl. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |