| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene elymaitica Bornm. |
| Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 27(2): 315 (1910) |
| Native Range | sw. & w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1700-3400m |
| Description | scabrous, pubescent, basal leaves 1-2cm, eglandular, ovate-oblong, acute, tapered to petiole, stem leaves remote, elliptic, acute, flowers solitary, corolla lobes 1cm |
| Size | 9-15cm |
| Color | yellowish, white, 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 (IRN Iran) |