Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene graminoidea C.Y.Wu & C.L.Tang |
Bibliography | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 145 (1982) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3700-4300m |
Description | caespitose, leaves glandular-lanate, narrowly linear, 3-5cm, subamplexicaule, acute, flowers 1-3, pendent, calyx spherical, ventricose, 15-18mm, petals slightly dentate |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | deep violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, 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 | Silene chodatii var. pygmaea Bocquet |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |