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Silene hoefftiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesSilene hoefftiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 
BibliographyVerz. Pfl. Casp. Meer [C.A.von Meyer]: 215 (1831)
Native RangeNorth Caucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionlanate-pubescent, adpressed white hirsute, leaves ovate, acute, 1-3cm long, shortly petiolate, flowers solitary, calyx tubular, ventricose, petals bilobate
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsElisanthe hoefftiana (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Lazkov
Petrocoma hoefftiana (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Rupr.
Petrocoma hoefftiana var. glabra Galushko
Petrocoma hoefftiana var. rosea Galushko
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus)
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