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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene pygmaea Adams 
BibliographyBeitr. Naturk. 1: 59 (1805)
Native RangeCaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionviscid pubescent, leaves in rosette, ovate, obtuse, basal leaves long petiolate, stem leaves subsessile, flowers sessile in cyme, calyx cylindrical, petals laciniate
Size8-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene ledebourii Heynh.
Silene petraea Ledeb. & Schrank
Silene spathulata M.Bieb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
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