| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene magellanica (Desr.) Bocquet |
| Bibliography | Candollea 22: 37 (1967) |
| Native Range | s. & w. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves narrowly linear, hirsute, ciliate, flowers 1-5, terminal, pendent, petals deeply incised |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lychnis graminea Molina Lychnis magellanica Desr. Melandrium magellanicum (Desr.) Fenzl ex Rohrb. Viscaria magellanica (Desr.) G.Don |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLS Chile South) |