| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene gonosperma (Rupr.) Bocqet |
| Synonyms | Physolychnis gonosperma Rupr. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-4400m |
| Description | basal leaves linear-lanceolate, pubescent, ciliate, obtuse or acute, stem leaves sessile, lanceolate, smaller, flowers 1-3, pendent, pedicellate, calyx globular, petals 1mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | dark violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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