| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene akinfievii Schmalh. |
| Habitat | screes and moraines |
| Altitude | 1800-2700m |
| Description | softly hirsute, basal leaves oblong, shortly petiolate, upper leaves sessile, broadly ovate, acute, 2-5cm, flowers in ramose inflorescence, calyx cylindrical, petals bifid |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | whitish green |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| 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 (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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