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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene cephallenia Heldr. 
Habitatrocks
Descriptionstems scabrously pubescent, viscid, leaves lanceolate or linear, on both faces scabrously hirsute, flowers in short panicle, calyx glandular-pubescent, cylindrical
Size8-15cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Greece)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene cephallenia Heldr., Fl. Céphalonie 26 (1883)
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cephallenia typica ined.

Greece
13 GRC

cephallenia epirotica Melzh., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 98(1): 51 (1977)

s. Albania, w. Greece
13 ALB GRC

50-1000m

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