Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene thysanodes Fenzl |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-4500m |
Description | leaves lanceolate, ciliate, tomentose, glandular, floral stems glandular-pubescent, flowers solitary, calyx broadly campanulate, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals longer than calyx |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | 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 (Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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