| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Gypsophila lignosa Hemsl. & Lace |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 322 (1891) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-2900m |
| Description | branchlets grey-green, puberulent, leaves 12-16mm, linear, glabrous or minutely pubescent, fasciculate, sessile, acute, flowers sessile in dense head, petals oblong |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| 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 (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |