| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene staintonii Ghaz. |
| Bibliography | Pakistan J. Bot. 14: 113 (1982) |
| Native Range | nw. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4400-4500m |
| Description | stems densely white pilose, lower leaves glabrous, spathulate to lanceolate, acute, stem leaves pubescent, linear, flowers terminal, solitary |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |