| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene spergulifolia (Willd.) M.Bieb. |
| Synonyms | Silene arbuscula Fenzl ex Boiss. |
| Silene armeniaca Rohrb. | |
| Silene infidelium Post | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2400m |
| Description | stems scabrously pubescent, leaves narrowly linear, curvate, scabrous, grey, at base ciliate, at nodes fasciculate, flowers in raceme, calyx cylindrical |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , Central European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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