Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene morrisonmontana (Hayata) Ohwi & Ohashi |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 49: 345 (1974) |
Native Range | Taiwan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3100-3400m |
Description | leaves linear, 20-35mm long, ciliate, acuminate, flowers solitary, terminal, slightly pendent, calyx campanulate, petals 15-20mm long, lobes obovate, 4-6mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Melandrium morrisonmontanum Hayata Melandrium transalpinum Hayata Melandrium vesiculiforme Hayata Silene morrisonmontana var. transalpina (Hayata) S.S.Ying Silene transalpina (Hayata) S.S.Ying |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan) |