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Silene ovalifolia (Regel & Schmalh.) Melzh.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene ovalifolia (Regel & Schmalh.) Melzh. 
SynonymsMelandrium ovalifolium Regel & Schmalh.
 Silene macronychia Boiss.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1300-3400m
Descriptiongreen, viscid, lower leaves oblong, acute, at base shortly attenuate, upper leaves ovate, flowers 1-3 in terminal cymes, calyx clavate, lobes long subulate
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite, violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Silene ovalifolia (Regel & Schmalh.) Popov, Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., ser. 8b, Bot. 3: 99 (1928)

Basionym:
Melandrium ovalifolium Regel & Schmalh., Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 34(2): 15 (1882)

Synonyms:
Elisanthe ovalifolia (Regel & Schmalh.) Devyatov & V.N.Tikhom.

Silene macronychia Boiss.

c. Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan
32 TKM TZK 34 AFG 40 PAK

1300-3400m

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