| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene lucida Chowdhuri |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 271 (1957) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. & se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 3500-4000m |
| Description | leaves grey, strigose, lower leaves linear-oblanceolate, stem leaves similar, flowers solitary, calyx reticulate, subventricose in fruit, petals bipartite |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |