| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene involucrata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bocquet |
| Synonyms | Lychnis affinis J.Vahl ex Fr. |
| Silene furcata Raf. | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | glandular viscid, basal leaves oblanceolate, upper leaves narrowly lanceolate to linear, flowers of 3 on erect pedicels, calyx subventricose, petals longer than sepals |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | milky white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Svalbard ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia , Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Ontario , Québec) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
involucrata angustiflora (Rupr.) Hultén, Kungl. Svenska Vetens. Akad. Handl. 13(1): 131 (1971)
involucrata tenella (Tolm.) Bocquet, Candollea 22: 24 (1967)
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