Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene urvillei Schott ex d‘Urv. |
Synonyms | Silene juniperina Kunth ex Rohrb. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1250m |
Description | erinaceous, branchlets pruinose, leaves rigid, patent, subulate-aristate, axillary, fasciculate, flowers solitary, calyx glabrous, clavate, lobes lanceolate, acute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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