| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene physalodes Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 83 (1849) |
| Native Range | Israel |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | minutely pubescent, stems thick, hollow, leaves to 12cm, ovate, the basal long petiolate, the upper cuneate, inflorescence dichasial, calyx ventricose, 2cm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine) |