| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene plankii C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire |
| Bibliography | Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 13: 56 (1947) |
| Native Range | New Mexico to Texas and ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1300-2600m |
| Description | stem leaves linear, acuminate, 1-2cm long, finely glandular strigose, inflorescence few flowered, calyx tubular, pubescent, 10-nerved, petals glabrous, blade 8mm, bilobate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | scarlet |
| 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 |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |
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