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Silene tomentella Schischk.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene tomentella Schischk. 
BibliographyFl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 6: 648 (1936)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionleaves narrowly lanceolate, 4-7cm, the lower long petiolate, upper leaves smaller, sessile, inflorescence racemose, calyx cylindrical clavate, 1-2cm, lobes acute
Size22-30cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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