| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Atocion lerchenfeldianum (Baumg.) M.Popp |
| Bibliography | Nordic J. Bot. 20: 517 (2001) |
| Native Range | s. Carpathians to Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, acute, grey-green, upper leaves shorter and wider, inflorescence cymose, flowers shortly pedicellate, calyx spherical, glabrous |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Atocion lerchenfeldianum var. macedonicum (Formánek) Niketić & Stevan. Minjaevia lerchenfeldiana (Baumg.) Tzvelev Silene lerchenfeldiana Baumg. Silene lerchenfeldiana f. pilosa Micevski Silene lerchenfeldiana var. rhodopea Formánek Silene lotriensis Grecescu Silene macedonica Formánek |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |