Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene suksdorfii B.L.Rob. |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 16: 44 (1891) |
Native Range | Washington to California |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-3100m |
Description | stems numerous, simple, finely pubescent, basal leaves numerous, linear to linear-lanceolate, 1-2cm long, pubescent, petals incised |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | greenish white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |