| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene breviauriculata Ghaz. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41: 99 (1983) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to e. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4600m |
| Description | basal leaves 8-11mm, lanceolate, subfalcate, uninerved, acute, attenuate to short petiole, stem leaves sessile, flowers solitary, calyx glandular-pubescent, limb 6-9mm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | white, yellowish, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |