| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene saxatilis Sims |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 18: t. 689 (1803) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to n. Iran and e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 200-3400m |
| Description | glabrous, stems thin, leaves uninerved, the lower lanceolate, petiolate, denticulate, ciliate, the upper linear, flowers in panicle, calyx glabrous, lobes lanceolate |
| Size | 25-35cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Silene brachyantha Schott ex Rohrb. Silene djimilensis Boiss. Silene ruprechtii Schischk. Silene spergulifolia Schur Silene zangezura Elenevsky |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |