| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene masmenaea Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 5: 57 (1856) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2400-2700m |
| Description | densely caespitose, leaves erect, rigid, thinly subulate, acerose, ciliate, floral stems thin, 1-flowered, calyx glandular, red reticulate, cylindrical, petals bifid |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene caryophylloides ssp. masmenaea (Boiss.) Coode & Cullen |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |