| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Atocion lerchenfeldianum (Baumg.) M.Popp |
| Synonyms | Silene lerchenfeldiana Baumg. |
| Silene lotriensis Grecescu | |
| Silene macedonica Formánek | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, acute, grey-green, upper leaves shorter and wider, inflorescence cymose, flowers shortly pedicellate, calyx spherical, glabrous |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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