| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene patagonica (Speg.) Bocquet |
| Synonyms | Lychnis patagonica Speg. |
| Silene densifolia (Dusén) Bocquet | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-1500m |
| Description | leaves minute, lanceolate, ca. 1cm long, obtuse, pubescent, glabrescent, sessile, opposite, flat, ciliate, vaginate, flowers solitary, calyx campanulate, ventricose, ca. 12mm |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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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