| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene ogilviensis (A.E.Porsild) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | Subarctic America to n. Canada |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-800m |
| Description | taproot, stems slender, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, leaves petiolate, narrowly oblanceolate, ciliate, stem leaves sessile, linear, flowers in ramose cyme, petals 2mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gastrolychnis soczavana ssp. ogilviensis (A.E.Porsild) Á.Löve & D.Löve Melandrium apetalum ssp. ogilviense A.E.Porsild, Publ. Bot. (Ottawa) 4: 23 (1975) Silene uralensis ssp. ogilviensis (A.E.Porsild) D.F.Brunt |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) |