| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene rubricalyx (C.Marquand) Bocquet |
| Bibliography | Candollea 22: 15 (1967) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-3600m |
| Description | basal leaves ovate, 2-5cm, subglabrous, stem leaves smaller, elliptic, flowers 1-3, pedicellate, calyx campanulate, violet striate, 13-17mm long, corolla lobes ca. 7mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pale red, 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 | Lychnis rubricalyx C.Marquand Melandrium rubricalyx (C.Marquand) Pax & K.Hoffm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |