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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene ampullata Boiss. 
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1300-2500m
Descriptionshortly hirsute, woody-based, leaves lanceolate, acute, the lower crowded, stem leaves remote, flowers 3-5 in cymes producing oblong raceme, calyx pubescent, petals bipartite
Size15-20cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene ampullata Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 1: 26 (1843)

Synonyms:
Gastrocalyx ampullata (Boiss.) Schischk.
Schischkiniella ampullata (Boiss.) Steenis

w. Iran, Iraq. c. Syria, e. Turkey
34 IRN IRQ LBS TUR

1300-2500m

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