| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene hookeri Nutt. |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 192 (1838) |
| Native Range | Oregon to nw. California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-1400m |
| Description | taproot carnose, plant grey hirsute, leaves mainly on stem, upwards larger, oblanceolate, flowers 3-7 in cyme, petals 7-22mm long, more or less 4-lobate |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | purple, red, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Melandrium hookeri (Nutt.) Rohrb. Silene hookeri ssp. pulverulenta (M.Peck) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene hookeri ssp. typica C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene ingramii Tidestr. & Dayton Silene pulverulenta M.Peck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |