| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene turgida M.Bieb. ex Bunge |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 544 (1835) |
| Native Range | Siberia to Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | basal leaves numerous, linear, 1-3cm, glabrous, stem leaves 1-2 pairs, panicle few flowered, calyx ovoid, ventricose, glandular hirsute, petals incised, lobes oblong |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| 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 | Cucubalus fruticulosus J.F.Gmel. Cucubalus saxifragus Schangin ex Bunge Silene altaica Otth Silene graminifolia Bunge Silene graminifolia var. turgida (M.Bieb. ex Bunge) Regel |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |