Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene puranensis (L.H.Zhou) C.Y.Wu & H.Chuang |
Synonyms | Melandrium puranense L.H.Zhou |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 4900-5100m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate, 4-7cm, glandular hirsute, stem leaves in pairs, smaller, sessile, flowers 1-3, pedicellate, calyx green, campanulate, 10-15mm long, petals 15mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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