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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene procumbens Murray 
BibliographyCommentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 1784-1785: 83 (1786)
Native Rangee. Europe to w. Siberia and Central Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionstems ramose, densely foliate, leaves lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, shallowly dentate, 2-6cm, sparsely hirsute, flowers 1-3, terminal, calyx oblong, ventricose, shortly hirsute
Size15-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBehenantha procumbens (Murray) Ikonn.
Oberna procumbens (Murray) Ikonn.
Silene decumbens Schreb. ex Otth
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, WSB West Siberia)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus)
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