| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene wrightii A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 17 (1853) |
| Native Range | New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1800-2800m |
| Description | stem leaves numerous, lower leaves petiolate, oblanceolate, upper leaves sessile, lanceolate to elliptic, flowers 1-3, pedicellate, calyx tubular, glandular pilose, petals 5-8mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white, pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Melandrium wrightii (A.Gray) Rohrb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |