| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium argenteum M.Bieb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 361 (1808) |
| Native Range | e. Caucasus to nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves linear, margins revolute, 10-35mm, silvery hirsute, with distinct midrib, bracts and sepals oblong, flowers solitary, petals bilobate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |