| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene dianthoides Pers. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 1: 500 (1805) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1800-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves linear to linear-oblanceolate, 2cm long, stem leaves few, inflorescence racemose or cymose, calyx 4-7mm long, petals divided into two linear segments |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cucubalus saxifragus L. Silene calyculata K.Koch Silene froedinii Rech.f. Silene marcowiczii Schischk. Silene melanophylla Boiss. Tunica dianthoides Raf. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |