| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene humilis C.A.Mey. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-3200m |
| Description | leaves small, ovate or oblong with vaginate, ciliate petiole, calyx purple, shortly glandular, cylindrical, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals linear-cuneate, bifid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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