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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene armena Boiss. 
SynonymsSilene dianthifolia J.Gay
 Silene filipes Freyn & Sint.
 Silene tenuicaulis Freyn
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems glabrous, viscid, leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, attenuate to long, ciliate petiole, bracts linear, calyx clavate-cylindrical, petals bipartite, segments linear
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene armena Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 1: 29 (1843)

Synonyms:
Silene dianthifolia J.Gay
Silene dschabanica K.Koch ex Rohrb.
Silene filipes Freyn & Sint.
Silene filipes amassiensis Freyn
Silene fruticulosa Fenzl ex Rohrb.
Silene lycica Chowdhuri
Silene scabridula Boiss.
Silene staticefolia Fenzl ex Rohrb.
Silene tenuicaulis Freyn

Turkey
34 TUR

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