| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calandrinia carolinii Hershk. & D.I.Ford |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 74: 282 (1993) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2900-4000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves long, subulate, to linear-lanceolate, remote, corolla tubular, lobes 5, style 3-fid, capsule triquetrous, seed numerous |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
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| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in summer |
| Synonyms | Baitaria acaulis Ruiz & Pav. Claytonia acaulis (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Cosmia prostrata Dombey ex Britten |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |