| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Heliosperma pusillum (Waldst. & Kit.) Rchb. |
| Bibliography | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 6: 78 (1844) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2500m |
| Description | lower leaves spathulate, obtuse, the upper linear, flowers in lax diachsium, long pedicellate, calyx campanulate, 10-nerved, lobes ovate, obtuse, corolla lobes 3-6mm, dentate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Heliosperma glutinosum Rchb. ex Jur. Heliosperma pudibundum (Hoffmanns.) Griseb. Heliosperma pusillum var. diklicii Niketić & Stevan Heliosperma pusillum var. lanceolatum Niketić & Stevan Heliosperma pusillum var. pancicii Niketić & Stevan Heliosperma pusillum ssp. pudibundum (Hoffmanns.) Gutermann Heliosperma quadrifidum ssp. pusillum (Waldst. & Kit.) Nyman Heliosperma quadrifidum var. pusillum (Waldst. & Kit.) P.Fourn. Ixoca pudibunda (Hoffmanns.) Ikonn. Ixoca pusilla (Waldst. & Kit.) Soják Lychnis pusilla Link Silene porcari Tineo ex Lojac. Silene pudibunda Hoffmanns. Silene pusilla Waldst. & Kit. Silene pusilla var. pudibunda (Hoffmanns.) Meusel Silene quadridentata var. pusilla (Waldst. & Kit.) Otth Silene quadridentata ssp. pusilla (Waldst. & Kit.) H.Neumayer |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |