| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene keiskei Miq. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | stems subglabrous, leaves lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, 2-6cm long, glabrescent, cymes loosely few flowered, calyx tubular, glabrous, corolla lobes 10-15mm, obovate, bifid |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | late 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
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
keiskei minor Takeda, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8(39): 236 (1915)
keiskei procumbens Takeda, ibid.
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