Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene incurvifolia Kar. & Kir. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 391 (1841) |
Native Range | Altay to Central Asia and se. Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2000-2600m |
Description | leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 2-5cm, stem leaves 3-8 pairs, linear-lanceolate, 10-25mm, flowers 1-3, erect, calyx tubular, petals bifid |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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 | Silene litigiosa Schrenk Silene tarbagataica Krylov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |