| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene chamarensis Turcz. |
| Synonyms | Lychnis apetala Turcz. ex Steud. |
| Silene paucifolia Ledeb. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, 3-7cm, to base gradually tapered, stem leaves 2 pairs, flowers in axills of upper leaves producing pyramidal panicle, petals incised |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (East European Russia , North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Amur , Magadan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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