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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene thorei Dufour 
BibliographyAnn. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 84 (1825)
Native Rangew. France
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsands and rocks
Altitude0-500m
Descriptionglabrous, stems procumbent, ramose, leaves subcarnose, connate, ovate-elliptic, acute, sparsely ciliate, flowers solitary, pedicellate, calyx ventricose, petals bifid
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
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
SynonymsCucubalus fabarius Thore
Oberna behen ssp. thorei (Dufour) Soják
Oberna thorei (Dufour) Holub
Silene crassifolia Thore
Silene cucubalus ssp. thorei (Dufour) Rouy & Foucaud
Silene cucubalus var. tenella Rouy & Foucaud
Silene inflata ssp. thorei (Dufour) Bonnier & Layens
Silene uniflora ssp. thorei (Dufour) Jalas
Silene vulgaris ssp. thorei (Dufour) Chater & Walters
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France)
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