Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene andryalifolia Pomel |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 2: 331 (1875) |
Native Range | s. Spain, nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | lower leaves spathulate or elliptic, mucronate, densely tomentose, inflorescence densely corymbose, glandular, corolla lobes 7-9mm long, bipartite |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene mollissima ssp. pseudovelutina (Rothm.) Losa & Rivas Goday ex Fern.Casas Silene pseudovelutina Rothm. Silene tomentosa var. arundana (Pau) Pau Silene velutina ssp. andryalifolia (Pomel) Batt. Silene velutina var. arundana Pau |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |