| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene longicarpophora (Kom.) Bocquet |
| Bibliography | Candollea 22: 11 (1967) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to e. Afghanistan and n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-3000m |
| Description | stems thin, sparsely pubescent, basal leaves oval, stem leaves elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, attenuate, pubescent, uninerved, hirsute, flowers 1-3, calyx campanulate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gastrolychnis longicarpophora (Kom.) Czerep. Lychnis longicarpophora Preobr. ex Tolm. Melandrium longicarpophorum Kom. Wahlbergella longicarpophora Tolm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |