| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Minuartia falcata (Griseb.) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves glabrous, linear-filiform, sulcate, 3-nerved, apiculate, falcate, inflorescence cymose, sepals ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, equally long as petals |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 | Alsine falcata Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 200 (1843) Alsine recurva var. nivalis Boiss. Minuartia hirsuta ssp. falcata (Griseb.) Mattf. Minuartia hirsuta var. longipetala Panov Sabulina falcata (Griseb.) Schur |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |