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Silene chilensis (Naudin) Bocquet  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene chilensis (Naudin) Bocquet 
SynonymsLychnis chilensis Naudin
 Silene nubigena Phil.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2000-3000m
Descriptionshortly hirsute, leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, elongate to petiole, flowers solitary, calyx subventricose, 15mm long
Size20-30cm
Colorreddish violet, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Bolivia )
     Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central , Chile South)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene chilensis (Naudin) Bocquet, Candollea 22: 36 (1967)

Basionym:
Lychnis chilensis Naudin, Fl. Chil. [Gay] 1: 256 (1846)

Synonyms:
Melandrium chilense (Naudin) Rohrb.

Lychnis terminalis Gay
Melandrium andicola nubigenum (Phil.) Reiche
Melandrium koslowskyi Dusén
Melandrium terminale (Gay) Reiche & Johow
Silene nubigena Phil.

Bolivia, s. Argentina, c. & s. Chile
83 BOL 85 AGS CLC CLS

2000-3000m

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