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Silene brahuica Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene brahuica Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 1: 615 (1867)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Iran and Pakistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiongrey tomentose, branchlets virgate, simple, leaves linear-subulate, abaxially carinate, fasciculate, flowers subsessile, of 3 in cyme, calyx glandular hirsute
Size25-30cm
Colorwhite
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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