Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene saxatilis Sims |
Synonyms | Silene brachyantha Schott ex Rohrb. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 200-3400m |
Description | glabrous, stems thin, leaves uninerved, the lower lanceolate, petiolate, denticulate, ciliate, the upper linear, flowers in panicle, calyx glabrous, lobes lanceolate |
Size | 25-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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