| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene atrocastanea Diels |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 181 (1912) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic, 5-10cm, sparsely villose, ciliate, acute, flowers 3-8 in cyme, calyx broadly campanulate, ciliate, petals 18mm long, broadly obovate, 4-lobate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | dark violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Melandrium atrocastaneum (Diels) Hand.-Mazz. Silene cupiformis C.L.Tang |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |