| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene rhynchocarpa Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 33 (1843) |
| Native Range | sw. Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3800m |
| Description | basal leaves linear to oblanceolate, to 6cm long, stem leaves narrowly lanceolate, much smaller, all strigose, flowers usually solitary, calyx reticulate, petals incised |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| 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 lycia Boiss. Silene persica var. angiostoma Fenzl ex Boiss. Silene rhynchocarpa var. lycia (Boiss.) Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |