| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene atsaensis (C.Marquand) Bocquet |
| Synonyms | Lychnis atsaensis C.Marquand |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 4200-4500m |
| Description | leaves oblanceolate, 3-5cm, glandular villose, flowers 1-3, long pedicellate, calyx cylindrical, 20-25mm long, violet, striate, densely glandular violet hirsute, petals 6-9mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | lilac, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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