Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene karaczukuri B.Fedtsch. |
Synonyms | Silene pamirensis Preobr. ex Schschk. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4300m |
Description | basal leaves linear, 5-20mm, glabrous, ciliate, stem leaves sessile, smaller, semiamplexicaule, flowers 1-2, pedicellate, calyx clavate, petals longer than calyx, bifid |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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