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Silene armena Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene armena Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 29 (1843)
Native RangeTurkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems glabrous, viscid, leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, attenuate to long, ciliate petiole, bracts linear, calyx clavate-cylindrical, petals bipartite, segments linear
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
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 amassiensis Freyn
Silene dianthifolia J.Gay
Silene dschabanica K.Koch ex Rohrb.
Silene filipes Freyn & Sint.
Silene filipes ssp. amassiensis Freyn
Silene fruticulosa Fenzl ex Rohrb.
Silene lycica Chowdhuri
Silene scabridula Boiss.
Silene staticefolia Fenzl ex Rohrb.
Silene tenuicaulis Freyn
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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