| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Saponaria sicula Raf. |
| Bibliography | Specchio Sci. 2: 7 (1814) |
| Native Range | Sardinia, Sicilia, Algeria |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-2000m |
| Description | stems basally glabrous, leaves 1-4cm, narrowly spathulate to linear-oblanceolate, uninerved, flowers 2-8, calyx densely glandular hirsute, corolla lobes bifid, 5-8mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Saponaria caespitosa Biv. Saponaria depressa Biv. Saponaria depressa var. djurdjurae Chabert |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |