| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene tomentosa Otth |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 1: 383 (1824) |
| Native Range | Gibraltar, n. Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | basal leaves ovate-spathulate, attenuate to petiole, obtuse, minutely mucronate, densely sericeous-pubescent, stem leaves minute, linear, flowers in short panicle, petals bifid |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | pale grey-rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene gibraltarica Boiss. Silene mogadorensis var. gibraltarica (Boiss.) Ball Silene mogadorensis ssp. gibraltarica (Bolós) Maire Silene mollissima ssp. gibraltarica (Boiss.) Maire Silene mollissima var. tomentosa (Otth) Pérez Silene velutina var. tomentosa (Otth) Pau |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |