Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene crispans Litv. |
Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Muz. Imp. Akad. Nauk 3: 102 (1907) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-2cm, acute, flowers terminal, solitary or few, bracts minute, narrowly lanceolate, calyx cylindrical, strigose, lobes obtuse, petals emarginate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 guadanensis Litv. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |