| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene laciniata Cav. |
| Bibliography | Icon. 6: 44 (1801) |
| Native Range | California to Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 0-3000m |
| Description | taproot, leaves narrowly linear to lanceolate-oblong, 5-10cm, inflorescence open, 5-9-flowered, calyx tubular-cylindrical, petals 8-15mm, deeply incised into 4 segments |
| Size | 20-70cm |
| Color | scarlet red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Agrostemma pulchrum G.Don Lychnis pulchra Willd. ex Steud. Melandrium allamani Rohrb. Melandrium laciniatum (Cav.) Rohrb. Melandrium pulchrum (Torr. & A.Gray) Rohrb. Silene allamanii Otth Silene laciniata var. angustifolia C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene laciniata ssp. brandegeei C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene laciniata var. latifolia C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene laciniata ssp. major C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene laciniata ssp. typica C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene mexicana Sessé & Moc. ex Otth Silene mocinoana Otth Silene pulchra Torr. & A.Gray Silene simulans Greene Silene speciosa Paxton |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 77 South-Central U.S.A. 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |