| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene pensylvanica Michx. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 272 (1803) |
| Native Range | e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1200m |
| Description | viscid-pubescent, basal leaves narrowly winged petiolate, narrowly oblanceolate, on both faces glabrous, flowers solitary, calyx glandular-pubescent, petals obovate, rounded |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | bright purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Melandrium pensylvanicum (Michx.) Rohrb. Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica (Michx.) Fernald Silene cheiranthoides Poir. Silene incarnata G.Lodd. Silene platypetala Otth Silene rubicunda A.Dietr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, MAS Masachusettes, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, WDC District of Columbia) |