Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene antarctica (Kuntze) Pedersen |
Bibliography | Fl. Patagonica 4a: 234 (1984) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1500m |
Description | leaves dense, narrowly lanceolate, 1-2cm, flat, densely glandular-pubescent, densely ciliate, opposite, carnose, sessile, vaginate, flowers erect, solitary, calyx ventricose |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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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 | Lychnis antarctica Kuntze Melandrium alpestre Dusén |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |