Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene sessionis Batt. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-20m |
Description | green, glabrous, leaves in rosettes, obovate-oblong, obtuse, attenuate to petiole, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers 3 in compact and short cyme, calyx 2cm, cylindrical |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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