Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene procumbens Murray |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | stems ramose, densely foliate, leaves lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, shallowly dentate, 2-6cm, sparsely hirsute, flowers 1-3, terminal, calyx oblong, ventricose, shortly hirsute |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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