silene acaulis was the highest plant found by De Saussure on his travels in the Alps.
"The Ascent of the Matterhorn"
Edward Whymper
At last the insect wearies and leaves the Mantis hanging to the silene.
"More Hunting Wasps"
J. Henri Fabre
He discovered the liquid light of her dark eyes in the rippling darkness of the streams; the lilies recalled the faintly tinted paleness of her cheeks; the silene roses, scattered throughout the hedges, called forth the remembrance of the young maiden's rosy lips, and the vernal odor of the leaves appeared to him like an emanation of her graceful and wholesome nature.
"A Woodland Queen, Complete"
Andre Theuriet Last Updated: March 3, 2009