Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene alpicola Schischk. |
Bibliography | Izv. Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. 77: 291 (1927) |
Native Range | w. Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems ascendent, leaves spathulate, the lower long petiolate, calyx 18-20mm long, cylindric-conical, lobes short, capsules glabrous |
Size | 6-10cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |