| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene antarctica (Kuntze) Pedersen |
| Bibliography | Fl. Patagonica 4a: 234 (1984) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-1500m |
| Description | leaves dense, narrowly lanceolate, 1-2cm, flat, densely glandular-pubescent, densely ciliate, opposite, carnose, sessile, vaginate, flowers erect, solitary, calyx ventricose |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lychnis antarctica Kuntze Melandrium alpestre Dusén |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |