Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene stenobotrys Boiss. & Hausskn. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 1: 611 (1867) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to Lebanon and Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems numerous, leaves subulate-aristate, erect, on base ciliate, cymules 1-3-flowered, pedicellate, producing long, lax raceme, calyx glandular-hirsute, petals bipartite |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | yellow, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene paniculata Ehrenb. ex Rohrb. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |