| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Bolanthus filicaulis (Boiss.) Barkoudah |
| Synonyms | Saponaria filicaulis Boiss. |
| Gypsophila filicaulis (Boiss.) Bornm. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | shortly sericeous-hirsute, stems flexuous, ramose, leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, flowers in head, calyx adpressed hirsute, lobes lanceolate, acute, petals ovate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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