Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene nevskii Schischk. |
Synonyms | Silene bogdanii Ovcz. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | glandular-puberulent, taproot, leaves narrowly linear, 7-20mm, acute, 1-nerved, curvate, flowers solitary, calyx cylindrical, 2-3cm long, petals incised, lobes oblong |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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