| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene odontopetala Fenzl |
| Synonyms | Silene araxina Trautv. |
| Silene artwinensis Schischk. | |
| Silene cerastiifolia Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-4000m |
| Description | densely pubescent, stems leafy, apically glandular lanate, leaves lanceolate, uninerved, flowers 1-7 in cyme, calyx viscid, white, campanulate, lobes acuminate, petals incised |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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