Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene depressa M.Bieb. |
Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 336 (1808) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-2800m |
Description | stems scabrously hirsute, leaves minute, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, at base ciliate, flowers solitary, calyx glandular, cylindrical, petals bifid |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene oligantha Besser ex Ledeb. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |