| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene bilingua W.W.Sm. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 220 (1919) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2200-4100m |
| Description | leaves linear, 2-3cm, glabrous, ciliate, acute, flowers 4-8, pedicellate, calyx campanulate, glandular hirsute, violet striate, petals 15mm long, lobes obovate, bifid |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| Color | pale red |
| 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 | Melandrium bilinguum (W.W.Sm.) Pax & K.Hoffm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |