| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene guntensis (B.Fedtsch.) Melzh. |
| Synonyms | Silene apiculata Ovcz. |
| Silene incanescens Ovcz. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 900-3000m |
| Description | taproot, stems numerous, thin, leaves linear, acute, 2-6cm, grey puberulent, flowers solitary, bracts herbaceous, long acuminate, calyx cylindrical-clavate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
guntensis glabrescens Podlech, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 16: 540 (1980)
guntensis pistillaris Rech.f. & Melzh., Fl. Iranica 163: 455 (1988)
guntensis vallicola Podlech, ibid.
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