| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene bungei Bocquet |
| Synonyms | Lychnis tristis Bunge |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | basal leaves broadly lanceolate, 3-10cm long, at margins pubescent, stem leaves small, narrowly cuneate, flowers pendent, calyx 15-20mm, oval, violet striate, ventricose |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| 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. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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