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Silene citrina Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene citrina Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient., Suppl.: 101 (1888)
Native Rangenw. & w. Pakistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude1000-2400m
Descriptionstems ramose, pubescent, basal leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, calyx campanulate, glandular pubescent, in fruit ventricose, petals insignificant
Size15-30cm
Color
Bloomsummer
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
SynonymsLychnis cabulica Aitch.
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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