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Silene dirphya Greuter & Burdet  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene dirphya Greuter & Burdet 
BibliographyWilldenowia 13: 281 (1984)
Native RangeGreece (n. Euboea)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1600-1650m
Descriptionpruinose, stems thin, fragile, leaves green, rigid, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, the upper shorter, flowers 1-2, long pedicellate, calyx clavate, lobes obtuse, petals bifid
Size10-15cm
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
SynonymsSaponaria caespitosa Sm.
Saponaria smithii Ser.
Silene saxifraga ssp. smithii (Ser.) Nyman
Silene smithii (Ser.) Boiss. & Heldr.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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