Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene ovalifolia (Regel & Schmalh.) Melzh. |
Synonyms | Melandrium ovalifolium Regel & Schmalh. |
Silene macronychia Boiss. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-3400m |
Description | green, viscid, lower leaves oblong, acute, at base shortly attenuate, upper leaves ovate, flowers 1-3 in terminal cymes, calyx clavate, lobes long subulate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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