| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Daphne sericea Vahl |
| Bibliography | Symb. Bot. 1: 28 (1790) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Lebanon |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sericeous-hirsute, flowers 5-8, tubular, tetramerous, fragrant, in terminal heads |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | lilac-pink |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Daphne aurea Poir. Daphne australis Cirillo Daphne blagayana Meisn. Daphne buxifolia Ledeb. Daphne collina Sm. ex Dickson Daphne oleifolia Lam. Daphne vahlii Keissl. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |