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Bolanthus filicaulis (Boiss.) Barkoudah  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesBolanthus filicaulis (Boiss.) Barkoudah 
BibliographyWentia 9: 167 (1962)
Native Rangee. Medit.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionshortly sericeous-hirsute, stems flexuous, ramose, leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, flowers in head, calyx adpressed hirsute, lobes lanceolate, acute, petals ovate
Size15-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGypsophila filicaulis (Boiss.) Bornm.
Gypsophila hirsuta var. filicaulis (Boiss.) Boiss.
Saponaria filicaulis Boiss.
Silene brevipes Paine
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine)
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