| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene ovalifolia (Regel & Schmalh.) Melzh. |
| Bibliography | Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 3: 99 (1928) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan and nw. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-3400m |
| Description | green, viscid, lower leaves oblong, acute, at base shortly attenuate, upper leaves ovate, flowers 1-3 in terminal cymes, calyx clavate, lobes long subulate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Elisanthe ovalifolia (Regel & Schmalh.) Devyatov & V.Tikhom. Melandrium ovalifolium Regel & Schmalh. Silene macronychia Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |