| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene haumanii Bocquet |
| Bibliography | Candollea 22: 32 (1967) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-4000m |
| Description | glaucous, minutely pubescent, leaves lanceolate, ca. 5cm, obtuse, sessile, vaginate, univeined, entire, stem leaves opposite, similar, smaller, flowers solitary, calyx striate |
| Size | 7-12cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Melandrium friesii Hauman |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |