Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene tachtensis Franch. |
Synonyms | Silene hissarica Popov |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves lanceolate, acute, strigulose, 4-6cm long, inflorescence racemose, calyx clavate, glabrous, whitish, corolla lobes incised |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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