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Silene schlumbergeri Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene schlumbergeri Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient., Suppl.: 106 (1888)
Native RangeLebanon
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionglabrous, stems thin, rigid, leaves linear-aristate, acute, bracts lanceolate, minute, flowers solitary, calyx obconical, purple veined, corolla lobes bilobate
Size15-30cm
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria)
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