Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene greenei (S.Watson ex B.L.Rob.) Howell |
Bibliography | Fl. N.W. Amer. 1: 76 (1897) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | large, woody root, leaves linear to lanceolate, 2-6cm, stem leaves 2-5 pairs, floral pedicels 5-10mm, calyx campanulate, petals 4-7mm long, 2-4-lobate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | greenish, pink, white |
Bloom | 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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene campanulata S.Watson Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene campanulata var. greenei S.Watson ex B.L.Rob. Silene campanulata ssp. greenei (S.Watson ex B.L.Rob.) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire Silene campanulata var. latifolia F.N.Williams Silene campanulata var. orbiculata B.L.Rob. Silene campanulata var. petrophila Jeps. Silene campanulata ssp. typica C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |