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Silene cephallenia Heldr.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene cephallenia Heldr. 
BibliographyFl. Céphalonie: 26 (1882)
Native RangeGreece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionstems scabrously pubescent, viscid, leaves lanceolate or linear, on both faces scabrously hirsute, flowers in short panicle, calyx glandular-pubescent, cylindrical
Size8-15cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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