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Silene chlorifolia Sm.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene chlorifolia Sm. 
BibliographyPl. Icon. Ined. 1: 13 (1789)
Native Rangee. Medit. to Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude850-3100m
Descriptionstems viscid, leaves spathulate, at base attenuate or orbiculate, abruptly tapered to petiole, glaucous, the upper cordate-amplexicaule, mucronate, calyx clavate, petals bifid
Size10-20cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene chlorifolia f. macrocalyx Bornm.
Silene dianthoides K.F.Schimp. ex Rohrb.
Silene perfoliata Otth
Silene smithii J.F.Gmel.
Territory1 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)
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