Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene chlorifolia Sm. |
Bibliography | Pl. Icon. Ined. 1: 13 (1789) |
Native Range | e. Medit. to Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 850-3100m |
Description | stems viscid, leaves spathulate, at base attenuate or orbiculate, abruptly tapered to petiole, glaucous, the upper cordate-amplexicaule, mucronate, calyx clavate, petals bifid |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | rose |
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 chlorifolia f. macrocalyx Bornm. Silene dianthoides K.F.Schimp. ex Rohrb. Silene perfoliata Otth Silene smithii J.F.Gmel. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |