Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene hookeri Nutt. |
Synonyms | Silene ingramii Tidestr. & Dayton |
Silene pulverulenta M.Peck | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-1400m |
Description | taproot carnose, plant grey hirsute, leaves mainly on stem, upwards larger, oblanceolate, flowers 3-7 in cyme, petals 7-22mm long, more or less 4-lobate |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | purple, red, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
hookeri bolanderi (A.Gray) Abrams, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 2: 162 (1944)
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