| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene filifolia (Dusén) Bocquet |
| Bibliography | Candollea 22: 38 (1967) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-1000m |
| Description | leaves narrow, filiform, ca. 4cm long, glabrous, sometimes ciliate, sessile, acute, dilated to membranous vagina, stem leaves opposite, linear, flowers solitary |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Melandrium filifolium Dusén |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |