| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene brevistaminea Gilli |
| Bibliography | Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 59: 175 (1956) |
| Native Range | c. Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-3000m |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, attenuate to long petiole, flowers 3-5 in cyme, calyx cylindric-clavate, long hirsute, corolla lobes 8-13mm |
| Size | 12-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| 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 (AFG Afghanistan) |