| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cherleria circassica (Albov) A.J.Moore & Dillenb. |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 47: 9 (2017) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3800m |
| Description | leaves 15-25mm, linear, at margins scabrous, inflorescence 2-5-flowered, sepals distinctly 3-veined, oblong-spathulate, petals ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Alsine caucasica Rupr. Alsine circassica Albov Arenaria caucasica Adans. ex Ledeb. Minuartia caucasica Mattf. ex Asch. & Graebn. Minuartia circassica (Albov) Woronow |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |