| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene thessalonica Boiss. & Heldr. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier], ser. 2. 1: 74 (1854) |
| Native Range | Albania to East Aegean Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | grey sericeous, apically viscid, basal leaves oblong-spathulate, attenuate to petiole, the other linear, flowers crowded, calyx shortly cylindrical, petals bifid |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Silene flavescens ssp. thessalonica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman Silene lesbiaca Candargy |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |