| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene wardii (C.Marquand) Bocquet |
| Synonyms | Lychnis wardii C.Marquand |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 4100-4300m |
| Description | stem leaves sessile, elliptic, 2-3cm, glandular hirsute, acute, flowers solitary, pedicellate, calyx on veins violet hirsute, petals glandular hirsute, 8-10mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| 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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