Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene tagadirtensis Murb. |
Bibliography | Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 18(3): 35 (1922) |
Native Range | Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves narrowly spathulate, acuminate, the upper linear-lanceolate, flowers solitary in lax cyme, calyx greenish veined, petals bilobate |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene corrugata ssp. adusta Ball Silene corrugata var. adusta (Ball) Ball Silene pomelii ssp. adusta (Ball) Maire Silene pomelii var. brevipedunculata (Emb. & Maire) Maire Silene pomelii var. rosella (Maire) Maire Silene tagadirtensis f. brevipedunculata Emb. & Maire Silene tagadirtensis var. rosella Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |