| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene nurensis Boiss. & Hausskn. |
| Synonyms | Silene minutifolia Chowdhuri |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3400-4500m |
| Description | shortly glandular pubescent, leaves minute, sessile, linear-spathulate, obtuse, bracts ovate, acute, flowers 3-7 in cyme, calyx narrowly cylindrical, petals bifid |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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