| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene brevicaulis Boiss. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2000m |
| Description | leaves all similar, narrowly obovate, acute, to 35mm long, strigose, flowers usually solitary, calyx subventricose, reticulate, strigose, petals emarginate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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