| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Arenaria balansae Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 700 (1867) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2300-3600m |
| Description | stems densely leafy, leaves obovate, obtuse, at base attenuate, uninerved, glabrous or hirsute, flowers 1-5, sepals glabrous, lanceolate, acute, petals oblong-obovate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arenaria balansae var. glaberrima (Fenzl) McNeill Arenaria neelgherensis var. glaberrima Fenzl Arenaria neelgherensis var. glandulosopubescens Fenzl Arenaria nilgherenesis Fenzl ex Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |