| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene argentea Ledeb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1: 311 (1842) |
| Native Range | nw. & w. Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 800-2300m |
| Description | stems densely sericeous, leaves linear-lanceolate or linear, acute, grey, flowers in compact raceme, calyx clavate-oblong, densely sericeous, petals bifid |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Otites muradicus (Schischk.) Devyatov Silene armeniaca Rohrb. Silene brachycarpa Boiss. & Balansa Silene brotheriana Sommier & Levier Silene cappadocica Boiss. & Heldr. Silene fasciculata Boiss. & Heldr. Silene muradica Schischk. Silene pestalozzae Boiss. Silene pruinosa Boiss. Silene supina ssp. pruinosa (Boiss.) Chowdhuri |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |