| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene saxifraga L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 421 (1753) |
| Native Range | sc. & s. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves linear to lanceolate, finely serrate, ciliate, flowers solitary, long pedicellate, calyx whitish, spherical, petals abaxially greenish or reddish |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 | Cucubalus saxifragus (L.) Lam. Lychnis saxifraga (L.) Scop. Oncerum cuspidatum Dulac Petrosilene saxifragum (L.) Fourr. Silene balcanica (Urum.) Hayek Silene balcanica ssp. uichellii Panov Silene halopetala Fenzl Silene lanceolata Porta Silene multicaulis var. ottomanica Formánek Silene petraea Waldst. & Kit. Silene polygama Stokes Silene saxifraga ssp. balcanica Urum. Silene saxifraga var. hispanica Rouy Silene saxifraga var. lanceolata Porta Silene saxifraga var. petraea (Waldst. & Kit.) Maly Silene saxifraga ssp. petraea (Waldst. & Kit.) Gusul. Silene saxifraga var. pseudosaxifraga Rouy ex Nyman Silene saxifraga var. pungens Ces. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) |