| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene spergulifolia (Willd.) M.Bieb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 305 (1819) |
| Native Range | se. & e. Europe to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2400m |
| Description | stems scabrously pubescent, leaves narrowly linear, curvate, scabrous, grey, at base ciliate, at nodes fasciculate, flowers in raceme, calyx cylindrical |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cucubalus caespitosus Desf. Cucubalus spergulifolius Willd. Silene arbuscula Fenzl ex Boiss. Silene infidelium Post Silene polyphylla M.Bieb. Silene spergulifolia var. arbuscula Fenzl ex Boiss. Silene spergulifolia var. elongata Boiss. Silene syreistschikowii P.A.Smirn. Silene verticillata Otth |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |