| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene haumanii Bocquet |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-4000m |
| Description | glaucous, minutely pubescent, leaves lanceolate, ca. 5cm, obtuse, sessile, vaginate, univeined, entire, stem leaves opposite, similar, smaller, flowers solitary, calyx striate |
| Size | 7-12cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
haumanii densa Bocquet, ibid.
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