| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene helmandica Podlech |
| Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 16: 536 (1980) |
| Native Range | s. Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-2000m |
| Description | leaves 2-3cm, oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, tapered to petiole, acute, subcarnose, flowers 1-3, calyx cylindrical, green veined, corolla lobes 6-8mm, bilobate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellowish, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |