| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Atocion rupestre (L.) Oxelman |
| Bibliography | Nordic J. Bot. 20: 517 (2001) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-2900m |
| Description | blue-green, glabrous, leaves lanceolate, lower leaves obtuse, upper leaves acute, flowers 6-8mm across in lax, large cyme, petals deeply incised |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 | Cucubalus saxatilis Lam. Minjaevia rupestris (L.) Tzvelev Oncerum rupestre (L.) Dulac Silene alpestris Willd. ex Nyman Silene kaulfussii Spreng. Silene rupestris L. Silene rupestris f. latifolia Bolzon Silene rupestris var. linearifolia DC. Silene rupestris var. major Gaudin Silene rupestris var. micrantha Rchb. Silene rupestris var. pumila Gaudin |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (FIN Finland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia) |