| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene greggii A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 17 (1853) |
| Native Range | Arizona to Texas and Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 1600-3000m |
| Description | stems erect, ramose, basal leaves oblanceolate, 3-6cm, scabrously pubescent, the upper shortly petiolate. elliptic, 1-4cm, acute, flowers 3-5 in open cyme, petals lobate |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | scarlet red |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 | Melandrium greggii Rohrb. Melandrium laciniatum var. greggii (A.Gray) Rohrb. Silene laciniata ssp. greggii (A.Gray) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene laciniata var. greggii (A.Gray) S.Watson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest) |