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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene stentoria Fenzl 
BibliographyPug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 9 (1842)
Native Rangen. Iraq to c. Lebanon and Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptioncaespitose, thinly pubescent, eglandular, leaves rigid, linear-subulate, subfalcate, stems 1-flowered, calyx reticulate, cylindrical, subventricose, petals bifid
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene caryophylloides var. nardifolia Boiss. ex Rohrb.
Silene caryophylloides ssp. stentoria (Fenzl) Coode & Cullen
Silene caryophylloides ssp. subulata (Boiss.) Coode & Cullen
Silene subulata Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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