Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene palinotricha Fenzl ex Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 621 (1867) |
Native Range | e. Transcaucasus to n. & nc. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | lanate, leaves lanceolate, acute, acuminate, flowers 1-2, calyx shortly sericeous hirsute, long cylindrical, lobes oblong, obtuse, petals bifid |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 | Silene grossheimii Schischk. Silene palinotricha var. subglabra Bornm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |