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Silene samojedorum (Sambuk) Oxelman  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene samojedorum (Sambuk) Oxelman 
BibliographyNordic. J. Bot. 20: 516 (2001)
Native Rangen. European Russia to Siberia
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Descriptionlower leaves crowded, narrowly lanceolate, stem leaves sparse and smaller, flowers 1-4, to 1cm across, in lax terminal head, petals bifid
Size10-20cm
Colorpale yellow, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLychnis samojedorum (Sambuk) Gorschk.
Lychnis sibirica var. glabra Peschkova
Lychnis sibirica var. jakutensis (Sambuk) Jurtzev
Lychnis sibirica ssp. jakutensis Sambuk
Lychnis sibirica ssp. samojedorum Sambuk
Silene sibirica ssp. jakutensis (Sambuk) Hämet-Ahti
Sofianthes samojedorum (Sambuk) Tzvelev
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUN North European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
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