Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene salmonacea T.W.Nelson & al. |
Bibliography | Madrońo 53: 72 (2006) |
Native Range | nw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 700-1100m |
Description | stems grey-green, pilose, leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 25-35mm, flowers erect, solitary, calyx grey-green, petals 4-lobate, lobes equal |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | salmon-orange |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |