| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene taimyrensis (Tolm.) Bocquet |
| Synonyms | Melandrium taymirense Tolm. |
| Silene ostenfeldii (A.E.Porsild) J.K.Morton | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-1800m |
| Description | taproot, leaves sessile, linear or spathulate, strigose, acute, flowers 1-3 in dichasium, calyx green with purple ribs, cylindrical, petals oblanceolate, 8-12mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C basal cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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