| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Lepidium silaifolium (Hook.f. & Thomson) Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. |
| Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 68: 170 (2011) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to Central Asia and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves bipinnate, 5-15cm, hirsute, petiolate, stem leaves few, linear, raceme 20-30-flowered, corolla 4-5mm across, silicles subspherical, glabrous |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pale yellow, whitish |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Heldreichia silaifolia Hook.f. & Thomson Lepidium hindukushense Kitam. Uranodactylus silaifolius (Hook.f. & Thomson) Jafri Winklera silaifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) Korsh. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |