| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene caespitella F.N.Williams |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 403 (1909) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Qinghai and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-5100m |
| Description | stem leaves green, linear, 4-7cm, ciliate, glabrous, acute, flowers up to 20 in irregular thyrsoid inflorescence, calyx narrowly cylindrical-campanulate, petals 1-2mm long |
| Size | 13-40cm |
| Color | dark red |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Melandrium neocaespitosum Tsui ex L.H.Zhou Melandrium xainzaense L.H.Zhou Silene maheshwarii Bocquet |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |