| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Saponaria pumila Janchen |
| Bibliography | Mitt. Naturwiss. Vereins Univ. Wien 5: 90 (1907) |
| Native Range | e. Alps to s. Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2700m |
| Description | leaves linear in rosette, flowers solitary, 14-18mm across, petals broadly incised, calyx ventricose, red adpressed hirsute, anthers red-blue |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pinkish red |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Behen pumilio (L.) Link Cucubalus pumilio L. Lychnis pumilio (L.) Scop. Saponaria nana Fritsch Saponaria pumilio (L.) Fenzl ex A.Braun Silene pumila St.Lag. Silene pumilio (L.) Wulfen |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania) |