| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium speciosum (Boiss.) Hausskn. |
| Bibliography | Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 5: 55 (1893) |
| Native Range | n. Albania to c. Greece, n. Bulgaria, Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | basal leaves linear-lanceolate, long crisped hirsute, stem leaves patent, narrowly linear, carinate, margins revolute, flowers solitary, petals cuneate, bifid, glabrous |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 | Cerastium balcanicum Vandas Cerastium banaticum f. adenophorum Halácsy ex Niketić Cerastium banaticum ssp. alpinum (Boiss.) Buschm. Cerastium banaticum var. alpinum (Boiss.) Niketić Cerastium banaticum var. balcanicum (Vandas) Niketić Cerastium banaticum ssp. speciosum (Boiss.) Jalas Cerastium grandiflorum var. alpinum Boiss. Cerastium grandiflorum var. speciosum (Boiss.) Jalas Cerastium speciosum var. adenophorum Halácsy Cerastium speciosum f. subspeciosum Beck |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |