| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene ciliata Pourr. |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 329 (1788) |
| Native Range | Mountains of sw. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1100-2700m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, petiolate, lanceolate or linear, ciliate, flowers in secund inflorescence, calyx ovate, lobes obtuse, ciliate, corolla lobes 2-5mm long, bifid |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | white, yellow, red |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Oncerum ciliatum (Pourr.) Dulac Silene arvatica Lag. Silene arvatica var. intermedia Caball. Silene biflora Willd. ex Rohrb. Silene campanula Lapeyr. Silene ciliata var. angustifolia Willk. Silene ciliata var. arvatica (Lag.) Pau Silene ciliata ssp. elegans (Link ex Brot.) Rivas Mart. Silene ciliata var. elegans (Link ex Brot.) Pau & Merino Silene ciliata ssp. geniculata (Pourr.) Nyman Silene ciliata var. geniculata (Pourr.) DC. Silene ciliata var. hispanica Amo Silene ciliata var. pyrenaica Amo Silene elegans Link ex Brot. Silene geniculata Pourr. Silene perinica Hayek Silene pourretii Poir. Silene punctata Bubani ex Nyman Silene stellata Lapeyr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |