Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene korshinskyi Schischk. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2600-2800m |
Description | taproot, leaves linear, acute, 1-3cm, glabrous, sparsely ciliate, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, similar, smaller, flowers solitary, calyx densely glandular hirsute |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 spring and late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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