| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene cephalantha Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 613 (1867) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems numerous, leaves glabrous, ciliate, lanceolate, acute, erect, flowers 3-12 subsessile in dense head, bracts shortly lanceolate, calyx oblong-clavate, petals bilobate |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 | Silene caucasica var. major Rupr. Silene repens var. transcaucasica Trautv. Silene transcaucasica Bordz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |