Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene schafta J.G.Gmel. ex Hohen. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 397 (1838) |
Native Range | se. Transcaucasus to n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves obovate, acuminate, fasciculate, calyx oblong-clavate, purple veined, pubescent, petals bifid, lobes obovate-oblong, large |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | reddish rose |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | ind |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene perfoliata Fenzl Silene pernoctans Fenzl Silene pichleri Stapf |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |