Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene tragacantha Fenzl ex Boiss. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves subulate-aristate, adaxially flat, sparsely pubescent, flowers solitary, calyx glandular pubescent, clavate, red striped |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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