Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene boryi Boiss. |
Synonyms | Silene duriensis (Samp.) Samp. |
Silene ouensae Coss. | |
Silene ramburiana Webb | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 550-3400m |
Description | densely glandular, leaves 2cm, linear to elliptic, acute, mucronate, flowers 1-3, calyx clavate, densely glandular, lobes deltate, corolla lobes 7-10mm long, bifid |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | pale pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Morocco) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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