Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene radicosa Boiss. & Heldr. |
Synonyms | Silene obtusidens Formánek |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-2100m |
Description | basal leaves oblong to linear-spathulate, acute, margins and midrib abaxially densely ciliate, stem leaves 4 pairs, minute, flowers 2-5, shortly pedicellate, calyx cylindrical |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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