| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene multicaulis Guss. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Rar.: 172 (1826) |
| Native Range | se. Europe, e. Crete |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stems ramose, apically glabrous and viscid, leaves lanceolate-linear, scabrous, serrate-ciliate, flowers long pedicellate, calyx tubular, purple veined, petals bipartite |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | whitish green |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene dalmatica Scheele Silene kitaibelii Vis. Silene leucojifolia Orsini ex Rohrb. Silene megaspilaea (Boiss.) Rohrb. Silene multicaulis ssp. cretica Melzh. Silene multicaulis var. megaspilaea Boiss. Silene orsiniana Rchb. ex Ces. Silene saxifraga ssp. multicaulis (Guss.) Arcang. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, YUG Yugoslavia) |