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Silene palinotricha Fenzl ex Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene palinotricha Fenzl ex Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 1: 621 (1867)
Native Rangee. Transcaucasus to n. & nc. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionlanate, leaves lanceolate, acute, acuminate, flowers 1-2, calyx shortly sericeous hirsute, long cylindrical, lobes oblong, obtuse, petals bifid
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSilene grossheimii Schischk.
Silene palinotricha var. subglabra Bornm.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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