| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene cespitosa Steven |
| Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 262 (1812) |
| Native Range | North Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1600-2200m |
| Description | leaves carnose, narrowly linear, acute, stem leaves shorter, reflexed, flowers shortly pedicellate in capitate cyme, petals bilobate |
| Size | 6-10cm |
| Color | greenish |
| 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 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |