Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene olympica Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 24 (1843) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-2200m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves oblanceolate to linear, adaxially viscid, to 5cm, stem leaves small, linear, flowers in narrow raceme, calyx 5-9mm long, glabrous, petals emarginate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Silene bracteata Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |