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Silene sessionis Batt.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene sessionis Batt. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 61: 356 (1915)
Native Ranges. Algeria
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-20m
Descriptiongreen, glabrous, leaves in rosettes, obovate-oblong, obtuse, attenuate to petiole, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers 3 in compact and short cyme, calyx 2cm, cylindrical
Size15-30cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria)
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