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Silene ampullata Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene ampullata Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 26 (1843)
Native Rangew. Iran to c. Syria and ec. & e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1300-2500m
Descriptionshortly hirsute, leaves lanceolate, acute, the lower crowded, stem leaves remote, flowers 3-5 in cymes producing oblong raceme, calyx pubescent, petals bipartite
Size15-20cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGastrocalyx ampullata (Boiss.) Schischk.
Schischkiniella ampullata (Boiss.) Steenis
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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