| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene macrorhiza Gay ex Lacaita |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. 67: 325 (1929) |
| Native Range | nw. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | caespitose, stems densely pubescent, leaves cordate- ovate, acuminate, densely pubescent, flowers long pedicellate, caly purple, cylindrical, petals bipartite, lobes linear |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene foetida ssp. gayana Talavera |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |