| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene caesia Sm. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 294 (1809) |
| Native Range | s. Albania to w. Greece and East Aegean Is. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-2600m |
| Description | lower leaves obovate to orbiculate, petiolate, stem in upper part densely leafy, stem leaves small, bluish, lanceolate, acute, calyx green striped |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white, pale 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 |
| Synonyms | Oberna caesia (Sm.) Holub Silene caesia var. pindica Halácsy |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |