| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene montbretiana Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 26 (1843) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to Iran and n. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | grey sericeous, leaves uninerved, oblong to linear-lanceolate, acute, flowers 1-3 in terminal cyme, calyx hirsute, campanulate, corolla lobes short, ovate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Silene aucheriana Boiss. Silene aucheriana var. angustifolia Litv. Silene aucheriana var. hohenackeri (Boiss.) Boiss. Silene aucheriana f. stenophylla Bornm. Silene bornmuelleri Freyn Silene hohenackeri Boiss. Silene ispirensis Boiss. & A.Huet Silene montbretiana var. kurdica Boiss. & Noë Silene oligophylla Melzh. Silene rudbarica Boiss. & Buhse Silene supina var. latifolia Hohen. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |