Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene plankii C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-2600m |
Description | stem leaves linear, acuminate, 1-2cm long, finely glandular strigose, inflorescence few flowered, calyx tubular, pubescent, 10-nerved, petals glabrous, blade 8mm, bilobate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | scarlet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
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 |
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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