| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene aperta Greene |
| Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 75 (1904) |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1800-2800m |
| Description | leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 3-10cm long, calyx tubular-campanulate, petals basally usually villose, apically shallowly lobate |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | white, greenish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |