| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene echinus Boiss. & Heldr. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 5: 56 (1856) |
| Native Range | sw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | densely erinaceous caespitose, minutely glandular-hirsute, leaves subulate, acerose, triquetrous, erect, short, flowers solitary, calyx long cylindrical, corolla bifid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene caryophylloides ssp. echinus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Coode & Cullen Silene subulata Heldr. ex Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |