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Silene andicola Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene andicola Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. 
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1500-5000m
Descriptionbasal rosette, leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 2-9cm, ciliate, floral stems with small, narrow leaflets and with 1-2 ramose cymes, corolla 2-3cm across, petals bifid
Size5-30cm
Colorbluish, purple, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Bolivia )
     Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central , Chile South)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene andicola Gillies ex Hook. & Arn., Bot. Misc. 3: 147 (1833)

Synonyms:
Lychnis andicola (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Britton
Melandrium andicolum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Rohrb.
Saponaria andicola (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
Wahlbergella andicola (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Rouy

Melandrium chilense argentinense Hosseus
Melandrium chilense cucubaloides (Fenzl ex Rohrb.) Hosseus
Melandrium cucubaloides Fenzl ex Rohrb.

Bolivia, s. Argentina, c. & s. Chile
83 BOL 85 AGS CLC CLS

1500-5000m

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