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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene olympica Boiss. 
SynonymsSilene bracteata Boiss.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude400-2200m
Descriptionglabrous, basal leaves oblanceolate to linear, adaxially viscid, to 5cm, stem leaves small, linear, flowers in narrow raceme, calyx 5-9mm long, glabrous, petals emarginate
Size10-30cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene olympica Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 1: 24 (1843)

400-2200m
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olympica typica ined.

Synonyms:
Silene bracteata Boiss.

Turkey
34 TUR

olympica erciyesdaghensis (Aksoy & Hamzaoglu) K.Yildiz & Cirpici, Türk. Bitikileri List. [A.Güner & al., eds.] 362 (2012)

Basionym:
Silene erciyesdaghensis Aksoy & Hamzaoglu, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 158: 730 (2008)

c. Turkey
34 TUR

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