| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene commelinifolia Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 35 (1843) |
| Native Range | Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | glandular, lower leaves in rosette, lanceolate, stem leaves cordate-ovate, amplexicaule, mucronate, flowers 3-5 in cyme, calyx glandular, reticulate, petals bifid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| 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 commelinifolia var. heterophylla (Freyn) Bornm. Silene commelinifolia var. isophylla Bornm. Silene commelinifolia var. ovatifolia Melzh. Silene commelinifolia var. ruscifolia Hub.-Mor. & Reese Silene heterophylla Freyn Silene ruscifolia (Hub.-Mor & Reese) Hub.-Mor. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |