Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene ampullata Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 26 (1843) |
Native Range | w. Iran to c. Syria and ec. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2500m |
Description | shortly hirsute, leaves lanceolate, acute, the lower crowded, stem leaves remote, flowers 3-5 in cymes producing oblong raceme, calyx pubescent, petals bipartite |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gastrocalyx ampullata (Boiss.) Schischk. Schischkiniella ampullata (Boiss.) Steenis |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |