| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene andicola Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 147 (1833) |
| Native Range | Bolivia, sw. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-5000m |
| Description | basal rosette, leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 2-9cm, ciliate, floral stems with small, narrow leaflets and with 1-2 ramose cymes, corolla 2-3cm across, petals bifid |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | bluish, purple, 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lychnis andicola Britton Melandrium andicola (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Rohrb. Melandrium chilense var. argentinense Hosseus Melandrium chilense var. cucubaloides (Fenzl ex Rohrb.) Hosseus Melandrium cucubaloides Fenzl ex Rohrb. Saponaria andicola (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kunze ex Rohrb. Wahlbergella andicola (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Rouy |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |