| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene lithophila Kar. & Kir. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 167 (1842) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to n. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves linear, the basal numerous, stem leaves 2-3-pairs, remote, 2-6cm, acute, flowers solitary or 3-5, erect, calyx cylindrical, 1cm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | whitish, dark purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene tianschanica Schischk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |