| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene sisianica Boiss. & Buhse |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | shortly hirsute, stems thin, ramose, leaves rigid, 3-nerved, lanceolate, acuminate, cymes 3-5-flowered, calyx cylindric-clavate, lobes oblong, obtuse, petals bilobate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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