| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium macranthum Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 85 (1844) |
| Native Range | Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | grey tomentose, lower leaves crowded, lanceolate-linear, acuminate, flowers 3-5 in compact cyme, sepals ovate, acute, broadly scarious, petals retuse |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 (TUR Turkey) |