| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene astartes C.I.Blanche ex Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient., Suppl.: 102 (1888) |
| Native Range | Syria |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems viscid pubescent, leaves pale green, ovate-oblong, acute, long petiolate, stem leaves narrowly linear, flowers 3-5, large, terminal |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria) |