| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene argaea Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 1: 36 (1854) |
| Native Range | c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2800-3100m |
| Description | adpressed viscid pubescent, leaves short, linear, flat, acute, stem leaves shortly lanceolate, calyx purple, reticulate, cylindrical, lobes obtuse, petals bilobate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |