Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene
Specific Epithet
gracilicaulis
Authorship
C.L. Tang
8/15/2017
Location
China, Sichuan, Litang Xian.
30.181111, 99.978056
Location Remarks
Ca. 40 km west of Litang on road (Highway G318) from Litang to Batang. Mountains with coarse sand slopes on north side of highway, heavily grazed meadows, thickets of dwarf Rhododendron (mostly <1 m tall, but some plants to 1.5 m), Caragana, Salix and Lonicera thickets and coarse, granitic sand scree slopes. 4100-4400 m.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Hui LI, Tao YANG
Notes
On slope. Calyx pale green with purple longitudinal ribs; petals greenish white.
