Halin Silene rukuni ne na tsire-tsire na dangin Caryophyllaceae, wanda ya haɗa da nau'ikan tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire masu yawa. Tsire-tsire na Silene ana siffanta su da yawanci furanni masu furanni biyar da kishiyarsu, ganye masu sauƙi. Halin ya haɗa da nau'in nau'in shekara-shekara da na shekara-shekara, tare da halaye daban-daban na girma tun daga yin sujada zuwa tsayuwa. Yawancin nau'in Silene sun fito ne daga Turai, Asiya, da Arewacin Afirka, amma ana iya samun su a wasu sassan duniya. Wasu sunaye gama-gari na nau'in Silene sun haɗa da kama tashi, sansanin mafitsara, da ruwan hoda mai wuta.