| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene longicilia (Brot.) Otth |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 1: 377 (1824) |
| Native Range | w. Portugal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | lower leaves in dense rosette, spathulate, carnose, acuminate, densely pubescent, inflorescence dense, flowers erect, calyx red, corolla lobes 8-9mm, bipartite |
| Size | 12-30cm |
| Color | reddish purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Cucubalus longicilius Brot., Fl. Lusit. 2: 180 (1804) Silene italica ssp. longicilia (Brot.) Maire Silene patula var. longicilia (Brot.) Rothm. Silene patula ssp. longicilia (Brot.) Breistr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal) |