| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene multicaulis Guss. |
| Synonyms | Silene dalmatica Scheele |
| Silene kitaibelii Vis. | |
| Silene orsiniana Rchb. ex Cesati | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 800-2500m |
| Description | stems ramose, apically glabrous and viscid, leaves lanceolate-linear, scabrous, serrate-ciliate, flowers long pedicellate, calyx tubular, purple veined, petals bipartite |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | whitish green |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
multicaulis sporadum (Halácsy) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 12(2): 190 (1982)
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