Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene filifolia (Dusén) Bocquet |
Synonyms | Melandrium filifolium Dusén |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-1000m |
Description | leaves narrow, filiform, ca. 4cm long, glabrous, sometimes ciliate, sessile, acute, dilated to membranous vagina, stem leaves opposite, linear, flowers solitary |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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