| Classification | Caryophyllaceae: Lychnis | 
| Classification 1 | Caryophyllaceae: Silene | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00217803 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | H. M. Raup & J. H. Soper | 
| Collector number | 9821 | 
| Country | Canada | 
| State | Northwest Territories | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories | 
| Locality | Vicinity of Brintnell lake, north slope of Colonel Mountain | 
| Georeference | 62.08333333, -127.58333333 Method: Unknown | 
| Date Collected | 1939-04-16 | 
| Elevation | 1067 m | 
| Habitat | Cliffs in gorge | 
| Substrate | Shale | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b3e824b0-3ab1-428c-905c-c4aa28dde4aa | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00217803 | 
| Herbarium | A | 
| Family | Caryophyllaceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Lychnis brachycalyx Raup | 
| Verified by | W. T. Kittredge | 
| Date Determined | 2005 | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Lychnis brachycalyx Raup) Sargentia 1947. 6: 173. | 
| Family | Caryophyllaceae | 
| Determination | Silene involucrata subsp. elatior (Regel) Bocquet | 
| Determined by | G. Bocquet | 
| Determination Remarks | Candollea 22: 25. 1967 [current name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Fruit | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |