| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene arguta Fenzl |
| Bibliography | Pug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 8 (1842) |
| Native Range | w. & n. Iran to c. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | scabrously pubescent, leaves rigid, lanceolate or linear, acuminate, abaxially distinctly 3-nerved, flowers 3-5 in cyme, petals obcordate, bifid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene arguta var. sisianica (Boiss. & Buhse) Rohrb. Silene aucheriana var. glabrescens Bornm. Silene aucheriana ssp. sisianica (Boiss. & Buhse) Bornm. Silene pachyneura Schischk. Silene prilipkoana Schischk. Silene sisianica Boiss. & Buhse |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |