Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene samarkandensis Preobr. |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Bot Sada Petra Velikago 19: 10 (1919) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-3300m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves lanceolate, acute, petiolate, glabrous, minutely ciliate, stem leaves 2-4-pairs, similar, flowers few in cyme, calyx after flowering ventricose |
Size | 15-25cm |
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 conformifolia Schischk. Silene samarkandensis ssp. conformifolia Preobr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) |