| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene antarctica (Kuntze) Pedersen |
| Synonyms | Lychnis antarctica Kuntze |
| 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 | rosette, tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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