| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene melanantha Franch. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 423 (1886) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4200m |
| Description | basal leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 8-12cm long, glabrous, ciliate, long petiolate, acute, stem leaves lanceolate, small, flowers few in cyme, calyx violet, campanulate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | dark violet |
| 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 longipes Hand.-Mazz. Melandrium melananthum (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz. Silene longipes (Hand.-Mazz.) C.Y.Wu |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |