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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene elisabethae Jan 
BibliographyFlora 15: 177 (1832)
Native Ranges. Alps
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionleaves lanceolate, bright green, ciliate, flowers solitary, calyx tubular, reddish, petals deeply incised
Size10-15cm
Colorred
Bloomlate spring
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
SynonymsMelandrium elisabethae (Jan) Rohrb.
Saponaria elisabethae Fenzl ex Nyman
Silenanthe elisabethae (Jan) Tzvelev
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
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