| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene nigrescens (Edgew.) Majumdar |
| Bibliography | J. Ind. Bot. Soc. 42: 647 (1964) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 3-6cm, acute, flowers solitary, calyx globular, 18-20mm, distinctly violet striate, glandular villose, petals protruding from calyx |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | blackish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lychnis nigrescens Edgew. Lychnis tristis Hook.f. & Thomson Melandrium nigrescens (Edgew.) F.N.Williams |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |