| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene ampullata Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 26 (1843) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to c. Syria and ec. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-2500m |
| Description | shortly hirsute, leaves lanceolate, acute, the lower crowded, stem leaves remote, flowers 3-5 in cymes producing oblong raceme, calyx pubescent, petals bipartite |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 |
| Synonyms | Gastrocalyx ampullata (Boiss.) Schischk. Schischkiniella ampullata (Boiss.) Steenis |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |