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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene foetida Link ex Spreng. 
SynonymsSilene hermini Welw. ex Rouy
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1600-2000m
Descriptionbasal leaves ovate, soon withering, stem leaves ovate-lanceolate, stems usually 3-flowered, calyx glandular pubescent, slightly ventricose, petals broadly emarginate
Size10-20cm
Colorpink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southwestern Europe (Portugal)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene foetida Link ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 406 (1825)

1600-2000m
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foetida typica ined.

Silene hermini Welw. ex Rouy

nc. Portugal
12 POR

foetida gayana Talavera, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45(1): 362 (1988), nom. nov.

Replaced Synonym:
Silene macrorhiza Gay apud Lacaita, J. Bot. 67: 325 (1929)

nw. Spain
12 SPA

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