| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene spinescens Sm. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 299 (1809) |
| Native Range | se. Greece |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | basal leaves spathulate, stem leaves linear, rigid, often aristate, grey tomentose, axis of inflorescense 1-flowered, petals deeply bifid |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |