Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene michelsonii Preobr. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | taproot, basal leaves ovate-spathulate, acuminate, scabrous, stem leaves pubescent, similar, smaller, flowers 5-13 in raceme, calyx cylindrical, ventricose, 13-15mm long, hirsute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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