| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene microphylla Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 33 (1843) |
| Native Range | Turkmenistan to Afghanistan and n. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-3000m |
| Description | densely grey sericeous, leaves oblong-spathulate, tapered to petiole, stem leaves ovate, mucronate, flowers 5-9 in corymb, calyx glandular hirsute, petals bipartite |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Silene microphylla var. cerastioides Bornm. Silene pamirensis var. glandulosa Ghaz. Silene vulgaris f. microphylla (Boiss.) C. Vaczy |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |