| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene atlantica Coss. & Durieu |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2300m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, obovate or lanceolate, to 7cm, shortly acuminate, long petiolate, pubescent, glabrescent, ciliate, flowers of 1-4 in cymes, fragrant, corolla 20-25mm across |
| Size | 12-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Tunisia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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