| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium purpurascens Adams |
| Bibliography | Beitr. Naturk. 1: 60 (1805) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3800m |
| Description | pubescent, lower leaves oblong, petiolate, the other lanceolate-linear, inflorescence umbellate, sepals lanceolate, narrowly scarious, acute, petals ovate, retuse |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cerastium collinum hort. Cerastium frigidum M.Bieb. Cerastium umbellatum K.Koch |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |