Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene andryalifolia Pomel |
Synonyms | Silene pseudovelutina Rothm. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | lower leaves spathulate or elliptic, mucronate, densely tomentose, inflorescence densely corymbose, glandular, corolla lobes 7-9mm long, bipartite |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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