| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene succulenta Forssk. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: lxvi (1775) |
| Native Range | Medit. to s. Transcaucasus and Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | stems viscid glandular, leaves obovate to oblanceolate, carnose, flowers solitary or in pairs, ca. 25mm across, petals bilobate, sometimes with purple lines |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white, bluish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | 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 |
| Synonyms | Silene cryptantha Viv. Silene succulenta var. cryptantha Pamp. Silene succulenta var. eliezeri |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |