| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium szowitsii Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 717 (1867) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-3300m |
| Description | adpressed hirsute, eglandular, leaves oblong, acute, tapered to petiole, flowers 1-5 in cyme, sepals oblong, adpressed lanate, scarious |
| Size | 12-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 gnaphalodes ssp. album Buschm. Cerastium szowitsii var. album (Buschm.) I.V.Sokolova ex Czerep. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |