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Silene avromana Boiss. & Hausskn.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene avromana Boiss. & Hausskn. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] Suppl.: 105 (1888)
Native Rangen. Iran to ne. Iraq
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude2100-3000m
Descriptioncaespitose, stems erect, viscid, basal leaves glabrous, obtuse, oblong, mucronate, attenuate to long petiole, the upper long subulate, flowers 3-5, approximate in cyme
Size15-25cm
Colorreddish
Bloomlate spring, summer
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq)
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