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Silene daënensis Melzh.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene daënensis Melzh. 
BibliographyPl. Syst. Evol. 150: 311 (1985)
Native Rangesw. & w. Iran
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude2900-3100m
Descriptionglandular-hirsute, leaves 6-8mm, linear-spathulate or lanceolate, acute, flowers 1-2, calyx long, clavate, green, corolla lobes 6-8mm, bilobate
Size5-10cm
Coloryellowish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene boryi var. sefidiana Pau
Silene sefidiana (Pau) Greuter & Burdet
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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