| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene araratica Schischk. |
| Synonyms | Silene pulchella Chowdhuri |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1800-2700m |
| Description | all leaves similar, obovate, 15-40mm, sparsely strigose, ciliate, flowers solitary or 2-3 in cyme, calyx reticulate, petals bifid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white, pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
araratica davisii (Chowdhuri) Ghaz., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Ediburgh 41(1): 103 (1983)
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