Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene amoena L. |
Synonyms | Silene baicalensis Turcz. |
Silene graminifolia Otth | |
Silene tenuis Willd. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 600-4200m |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, at base crenate, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, linear or subulate, inflorescence paniculate, flowers thinly pedicellate, calyx 1cm long, purple striate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Inner Mongolia , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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