| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene wherryi Small |
| Bibliography | Torreya 26: 66 (1926) |
| Native Range | c. & ec. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | basal leaves broadly winged petiolate, narrowly lanceolate, acute, glabrous, ciliate, flowers solitary, calyx 18-22mm, long white softly pubescent, petals obovate, entire |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | bright pink |
| 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 | Silene caroliniana ssp. wherryi (Small) R.T.Clausen Silene caroliniana var. wherryi (Small) Fernald |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, MSO Missouri) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (OHI Ohio) 77 South-Central U.S.A. 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, KTY Kentucky, VRG Virginia) |