Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene nachlingerae A.Tiehm |
Bibliography | Brittonia 37: 344 (1985) |
Native Range | Nevada to Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3000m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves oblanceolate, spathulate, 1-4cm long, acute, subglabrous, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, flowers 1-3, calyx cylindrical, corolla lobes ligulate, short |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |