| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene moorcroftiana Benth. |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [J.F.Royle]: 76 (1834) |
| Native Range | ne. Afghanistan to w. Tibet and Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2600-5000m |
| Description | leaves linear to oblanceolate, 15-25mm, glandular hirsute, flowers 1-3, pedicellate, calyx narrowly tubular, violet striate, limbs not exserted |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pale red, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 | Silene gyirongensis L.H.Zhou Silene persica ssp. moorcroftiana (Benth.) Chowdhuri |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |