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Silene orphanidis Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene orphanidis Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 1: 651 (1867)
Native Rangen. Greece (Athos)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1800-2000m
Descriptionstems fragile, strigose, apically viscid, leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, remotely serrate, glabrous, calyx cylindrical, lobes oblong with white margin, petals bilobate
Size5-10cm
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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