| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene cretica L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 420 (1753) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves apically with soft spine, adaxially shiny olive green, abaxially lighter, calyx narrowly tubular, petals deeply incised |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | annual |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
| Synonyms | Silene amoena Fenzl Silene angustifolia D.Dietr. Silene annulata Thore Silene clandestina Fenzl Silene constantia Fenzl Silene costata Otth Silene cretica var. annulata (Thore) Rohrb. Silene cretica ssp. annulata (Thore) Hayek Silene dilleniana Schott ex Desf. Silene dillenii Fenzl Silene lychnidiflora Otth Silene nyctantha Fenzl Silene panormitana Parl. ex Bertol. Silene papillosa Formánek Silene parviflora Moench Silene reticulata Fenzl |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |