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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene acaulis (L.) Jacq. 
SynonymsCucubalus acaulis L.
 Silene norica Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
 Silene subacaulis Vill. ex Steud.
Habitatgrassland
Altitudearctic-alpine
Descriptionleaves linear, ciliate, flowers solitary, calyx reddish, petals deeply incised
Size1-2cm
Colordark pink
Bloomsummer
Caind
Typesubshrub, carpet
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Circumpolar
Europe
     Northern Europe (Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden )
     Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland )
     Southwestern Europe (France , Spain )
     Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia )
     Eastern Europe (East European Russia , North European Russia )
Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (West Siberia )
     Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan , Sakhalin )
Northern America
     Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon )
     Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan )
     Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec )
     Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming )
     Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire , New York )
     Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah )
     South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq., Enum. Stirp. Vindob. 78, 242 (1762)

Basionym:
Cucubalus acaulis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 415 (1753)

Synonyms:
Lychnis acaulis (L.) Scop.
Oncerum acaule (L.) Dulac
Xamilenis acaulis (L.) Tzvelev
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acaulis typica C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire, Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 13: 22 (1947)

Synonyms:
Silene acaulis albifora Hartz
Silene acaulis arctica Á.Löve & D.Löve
Silene acaulis elongata (Bellardi) DC.
Silene acaulis subcaulescens (F.N.Williams) Hultén
Silene elongata Bellardi
Silene mantziana Beauverd
Silene norica Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
Silene norwegica Pers.
Silene pannonica Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
Silene subacaulis Vill. ex Steud.

Circumpolar
10 FIN FOR GRB ICE IRE NOR SVA SWE 11 AUT CZE GER POL SWI 12 FRA SPA 13 BUL ITA ROM YUG 14 RUE RUN 30 WSB 31 KAM MAG SAK 70 ALU ASK GNL NUN NWT YUK 71 ABT BRC SAS 72 LAB NFL NSC ONT QUE 73 COL IDA MNT ORE WAS WYO 75 MAI NWH NWY 76 ARI NEV UTA 77 NWM

arctic-alpine

acaulis vanensis Özgökce & Kit Tan, Ann. Bot. Fenn. 42: 144 (2005)

e. Turkey
34 TUR

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