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Silene waldsteinii Griseb.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene waldsteinii Griseb. 
BibliographySpic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 179 (1843)
Native RangeBalkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves crowded, linear, flowers 1-5, calyx 20-25mm long, narrowly clavate, lobes acute, distinctly patent, petals bipartite, lobes oblong
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene bupleuroides ssp. ganiatsasiana Voliotis
Silene clavata (Hampe) Rohrb.
Silene croatica Waldst. & Kit. ex Rohrb.
Silene macropoda Velen.
Silene macropoda var. media Velen.
Silene saxifraga var. clavata Hampe
Silene waldsteinii f. media (Velen.) Stoj. & Jordanov
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia)
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