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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene scopulorum Franch. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 423 (1886)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-4000m
Descriptionbasal leaves oblanceolate, 4-7cm, glabrous, ciliate, long petiolate, acute, flowers 2-5, pedicellate, calyx red, campanulate, petals 15-20mm, longer than sepals, 4-lobate
Size20-25cm
Colordark violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLychnis scopulorum (Franch.) Diels
Melandrium scopulorum (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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