| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene patagonica (Speg.) Bocquet |
| Bibliography | Candollea 22: 37 (1967) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-1500m |
| Description | leaves minute, lanceolate, ca. 1cm long, obtuse, pubescent, glabrescent, sessile, opposite, flat, ciliate, vaginate, flowers solitary, calyx campanulate, ventricose, ca. 12mm |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | pink, 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 patagonica Speg. Lychnis patagonica f. glabriuscula H.Ross Melandrium densifolium Dusén Melandrium patagonicum (Speg.) Speg. Silene densifolia (Dusén) Bocquet Silene maritima var. patagonica (Speg.) Hauman |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |