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Silene alpicola Schischk.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene alpicola Schischk. 
BibliographyIzv. Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. 77: 291 (1927)
Native Rangew. Caucasus
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems ascendent, leaves spathulate, the lower long petiolate, calyx 18-20mm long, cylindric-conical, lobes short, capsules glabrous
Size6-10cm
Colorwhitish yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
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