| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene hitchguirei Bocquet |
| Synonyms | Lychnis apetala A.Gray |
| Lychnis montana S.Watson | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4300m |
| Description | leaves narrowly oblanceolate to long spathulate, to 3cm, subcarnose, acute, glabrous, ciliate, flower solitary, calyx densely purple pubescent, corolla lobes 3mm long, incised |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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