Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Heliosperma chromodontum Rohrb. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Silene: 232 (1869) |
Native Range | n. Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | stems thin, stem leaves opposite, linear, glabrous, 1-4cm, flowers in sparse cyme, pentamerous, 6-9mm, calyx glabrous, petals lobate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Heliosperma pusillum ssp. chromodontum (Boiss. & Reut.) Niketić & Stevan Heliosperma pusillum ssp. moehringiifolium (R.Uechtr. ex Pančić) Niketič & Stevan. Heliosperma pusillum var. trojanense (Velen.) Niketić & Stevan. Heliosperma trojanense Velen. Ixoca chromodonta (Boiss. & Reut.) Soják Ixoca moehringiifolia (R.Uechtr. ex Pančić) Ikonn. Ixoca phyllitica (H.Neumayer) Ikonn. Ixoca trojanensis (Velen.) Ikonn. Silene chromodonta Boiss. & Reut. Silene moehringiifolia R.Uechtr. ex Pančić Silene pusilla ssp. chromodonta (Boiss. & Reut.) Greuter Silene quadridentata ssp. moehringiifolia (R.Uechtr. ex Pančić) H.Neumayer Silene quadridentata ssp. phyllitica H.Neumayer Silene trojanensis (Velen.) Jordanov & Panov |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |