Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene parryi (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire |
Synonyms | Lychnis parryi S.Watson |
Silene macounii S.Watson | |
Silene tetonensis E.E.Nelson | |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 1500-3500m |
Description | basal leaves linear to oblanceolate, 3-8cm, long petiolate, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, calyx with 10 distinct veins, petals bilobate and with distinct lateral tooth |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | greenish, purple, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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