| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene tachtensis Franch. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6, 15: 239 (1883) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to c. Iran and Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves lanceolate, acute, strigulose, 4-6cm long, inflorescence racemose, calyx clavate, glabrous, whitish, corolla lobes incised |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Silene flexuosa Ovcz. Silene hissarica Popov Silene tachtensis ssp. hissarica (Popov) Ovcz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |