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Silene sachalinensis F.Schmidt  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene sachalinensis F.Schmidt 
BibliographyReis. Amur-Land., Bot.: 116 (1868)
Native RangeSakhalin
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionbasal leaves spathulate, 3-5cm, long petiolate, upper leaves ovate-lanceolate, sessile, shortly acuminate, strigose, flowers solitary, terminal, corolla lobes retuse
Size7-10cm
Colorwhite
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
SynonymsGastrolychnis sachalinensis (F.Schmidt) Tzvelev
Melandrium kawashimae (Miyabe & Tatew.) Miyabe & Tatew.
Melandrium sachalinense (F.Schmidt) Schischk.
Silene kawashimae Miyabe & Tatew.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (SAK Sakhalin)
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