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Silene andryalifolia Pomel  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene andryalifolia Pomel 
BibliographyNouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 2: 331 (1875)
Native Ranges. Spain, nw. Africa
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude600-2000m
Descriptionlower leaves spathulate or elliptic, mucronate, densely tomentose, inflorescence densely corymbose, glandular, corolla lobes 7-9mm long, bipartite
Size10-30cm
Colorwhitish yellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene 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
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia)
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