| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Thurya capitata Boiss. & Balansa |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 5: 64 (1856) |
| Native Range | s. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2000m |
| Description | leaves rigid, spinose, on sterile shoots linear, on floral stems lanceolate, flowers sessile in 2-3-flowered, capitate cyme, petals 9-10mm long |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |