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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene lacera (Steven) Sims 
BibliographyBot. Mag. 48: t. 2255 (1821)
Native RangeCaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree and moraines
Altitude1500-3000m
Descriptionstems ramose, sparsely hirsute, procumbent, leaves ovate, long petiolate, flowers solitary, calyx broadly campanulate, ventricose, reticulate, hirsute, petals finely lacerate
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite, rose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBehenantha lacera (Steven) Ikonn.
Cucubalus lacerus Steven
Melandrium lacerum (Steven) F.N.Williams
Oberna lacera (Steven) Ikonn.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
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