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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene stewartiana Diels 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 180 (1912)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2800-3900m
Descriptionbasal leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 7-12cm, glabrous, acute, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers 2-5, pendent, pedicellate, calyx campanulate, petals 20-25mm, 4-lobate
Size25-35cm
Colorlilac
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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