| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Heliosperma alpestre (Jacq.) Rchb. |
| Bibliography | Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 206 (1841) |
| Native Range | e. Alps to Croatia, Ukraine |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-2800m |
| Description | stoloniferous, leaves in rosette, linear-lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, to 35mm long, corolla 10-12mm across, corolla lobes apically with 4-6 teeth |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cucubalus quadrifidus L. Heliosperma arcanum Zapal. Heliosperma quadridentatum Schinz. & Thel. Heliosperma quadrifidum (L.) Griseb. Heliosperma villosum (Dalla Torre) H.R.Wehrh. Ixoca alpestris (Jacq.) Soják Ixoca arcana (Zapal.) Ikonn. Ixoca quadrifida (L.) Soják Ixoca tenella Raf. Lychnis alpestris (Jacq.) L.F. Lychnis quadridentata L. Lychnis quadrifida (L.) Scop. Oncerum alpinum Dulac Oncerum quadrifidum (L.) Dulac Silene alpestris Jacq. Silene alpina Pall. Silene austriaca Dum.Cours. Silene fontana Ten. Silene quadridentata Pers. Silene quadrifida (L.) L. Silene quadrifida var. viscosa Regel Silene rupestris Jacq. Silene tenella A.Huet ex Schrenk Silene ticinensis H.Neumayer Silene trifida Ten. ex Steud. Silene viscida Spreng. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |