Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene foetida Link ex Spreng. |
Synonyms | Silene hermini Welw. ex Rouy |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2000m |
Description | basal leaves ovate, soon withering, stem leaves ovate-lanceolate, stems usually 3-flowered, calyx glandular pubescent, slightly ventricose, petals broadly emarginate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Portugal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
foetida gayana Talavera, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45(1): 362 (1988), nom. nov.
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