| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene bernardina S.Watson |
| Synonyms | Silene montana S.Watson |
| Silene shockleyi S.Watson | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-3600m |
| Description | taproot, leaves linear-lanceolate, stem leaves 2-4 pairs, calyx tubular, costate, 13-16mm long, petals 4-6mm long, incised into four, linear, nearly identical segments |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white fading purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada ) Mexico (Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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