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Silene tunicoides Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene tunicoides Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 34 (1843)
Native RangeEast Aegean Islands to sw. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionpubescent, stems thin, densely leafy, apically leafless, leaves erect, minutely serrate, ciliate, subulate, flowers solitary, long pedicellate, calyx glabrous, coriaceous
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
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