Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene hirticalyx Boiss. & Hausskn. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] Suppl.: 104 (1888) |
Native Range | nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-3600m |
Description | glaucous, glabrous, lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, at base long attenuate, the upper short, acute, flowers 1-2, calyx sericeous, cylindrical, petals bilobate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | brownish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |