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Silene gracilenta H.Chuang  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene gracilenta H.Chuang 
BibliographyFl. Yunnanica 6: 836 (1995)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude3700-3800m
Descriptionbasal leaves linear, white villose, stem leaves in pairs, smaller, flowers solitary, pedicellate, calyx campanulate, violet glandular hirsute, petals longer than calyx
Size5-10cm
Colorpale red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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