| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene rhizophora (Muschl.) Bocquet |
| Synonyms | Melandrium rhizophorum Muschl. |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 4000-4500m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, ovate-lanceolate, gradually tapered to petiole, acute, abaxially glabrous, adaxially strigose, ciliate, 2-3cm, floral stems pubescent, flowers solitary |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellowish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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