Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene mesatlantica Maire |
Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Sc. Nat. Maroc 15: 12 (1927) |
Native Range | Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-3700m |
Description | green, pubescent, eglandular, leaves obovate-lanceolate, acute, gradually attenuate to petiolate base, vaginate, flowers terminal, 1-2, calyx 2cm, corolla 15-17mm across |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene boryi var. mesatlantica (Maire) Pau Silene mesatlantica var. macrotricha Emb. & Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |