| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene graminea Vis. ex Rchb. |
| Bibliography | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 6: 52 (1844) |
| Native Range | sw. & s. Alps, Apennines, nw. Balkan Peninsula to Albania |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stems ascendent, apically viscid, leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, flowers solitary, pedicellate, calyx cylindrical, lobes of corolla linear-cuneate, bifid |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene clavata Moench Silene multicaulis Boiss. Silene vallesia ssp. graminea (Vis. ex Rchb.) Nyman Silene vallesia var. graminea (Vis. ex Rchb.) Gren. & Godr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |