Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene magellanica (Desr.) Bocquet |
Bibliography | Candollea 22: 37 (1967) |
Native Range | s. & w. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves narrowly linear, hirsute, ciliate, flowers 1-5, terminal, pendent, petals deeply incised |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lychnis graminea Molina Lychnis magellanica Desr. Melandrium magellanicum (Desr.) Fenzl ex Rohrb. Viscaria magellanica (Desr.) G.Don |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLS Chile South) |