| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene cretacea Fisch. ex Spreng. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 405 (1825) |
| Native Range | e. Ukraine to Kazakhstan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves carnose, linear, rigid, acuminate, at base ciliate, bracts acute, narrow, with white margins, flowers solitary, calyx cylindrical, glabrous, petals bipartite, lobes oblong |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| 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 cretacea var. robusta Fenzl |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |