| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene chlorifolia Sm. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Icon. Ined. 1: 13 (1789) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 850-3100m |
| Description | stems viscid, leaves spathulate, at base attenuate or orbiculate, abruptly tapered to petiole, glaucous, the upper cordate-amplexicaule, mucronate, calyx clavate, petals bifid |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 | Silene chlorifolia f. macrocalyx Bornm. Silene dianthoides K.F.Schimp. ex Rohrb. Silene perfoliata Otth Silene smithii J.F.Gmel. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |